Almoravid
[ al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr- ]
noun
a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
Origin of Almoravid
1<Spanish <Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent
- Also Al·mo·ra·vide [al-mawr-uh-vahyd, -mohr-, al-muh-rah-vahyd]. /ælˈmɔr əˌvaɪd, -ˈmoʊr-, ˌæl məˈrɑ vaɪd/.
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How to use Almoravid in a sentence
Later in life he visited Cordova, already in its decline through the illiberal government of the Almoravid dynasty.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikFinally he retired to the Almoravid court at Fez, where he was poisoned in 1138.
It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThus was the Almoravid dynasty established, with its capital at Cordova, and which lasted until 1147.
Spain | Frederick Albion OberThe Almoravid princes who founded Marrakech came from the black desert of Senegal; themselves were leaders of wild hordes.
In Morocco | Edith Wharton
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