calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
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- a variation of caliph.
calif
1 American
[key-lif, kal-if]
/ ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf /
noun
Calif.
2
American
abbreviation
Calif.
1
British
abbreviation
calif
2
British
/ ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf /
noun
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"It was a foolish trick to raise thy hand against the Christian knight," said Marsil's calif, seating him once more upon his throne.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
Mohammed received the calif's embassador very honorably, and in his presence concealed the anger which the answer of the calif excited in his mind.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
And King Marsil bids me say, thou shalt not blame him that his uncle the calif comes not too, for he is dead.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
But when the calif proposed his plan to his counselors, some of them objected to it very strenuously.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
Mohammed applied to the calif to grant him certain privileges and powers which had occasionally been bestowed on other sultans who had rendered great services to the Mohammedan empire.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
He recently brokered a deal for a maker of water treatment chemicals in Pittsburg, Calif., to sell hydrogen, one of its byproducts, to transit agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the bellwether trial that starts this week in Oakland, Calif., the four states are seeking $1.4 trillion—yes, trillion—in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
When I visited his Menlo Park, Calif., office, I learned he designed it, all the way down to restroom paper towel dispensers, which he stayed up until 2 a.m. some nights perfecting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Los Gatos, Calif., streamer said it closed the Hollywood-based gaming studio Night School, the maker of narrative games like “Oxenfree,” on Thursday and has proposed to close Helsinki, Finland-based gaming studio Moonloot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The next thing I can vaguely recall is living in Fort Bragg, Calif. My brother had been presented a B.B. gun.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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