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almoravid

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Al⋅mo⋅ra⋅vid

  [al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr-]
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–noun
a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
Also, Al⋅mo⋅ra⋅vide  [al-mawr-uh-vahyd, -mohr-, al-muh-rah-vahyd] .

Origin:
< Sp < Ar al-murābit lit., the occupant of a fortified convent
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almoravid

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a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain 
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