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kalif

[key-lif, kal-if]

noun

caliph.

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caliph, calif, kalif or khalif (ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-)

—n
	Islam the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey

[C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor]

calif, calif, kalif or khalif

—n

[C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor]

kalif, calif, kalif or khalif

—n

[C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor]

khalif, calif, kalif or khalif

—n

[C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor]

kalif (ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-)

—n
	a variant spelling of caliph

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