caliphate

American  

[kal-uh-feyt, -fit, key-luh-] / ˈkæl əˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkeɪ lə- /

Or califate,

noun

1. the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.

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caliphate British  

/ -fɪt, ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, ˈkæl- /

noun

1. the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph

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Etymology

Origin of caliphate

First recorded in 1725–35; caliph + -ate ³

Example Sentences

Third, the military collapse of the caliphate 10 years ago didn’t result only in its territorial disappearance; it also led to the internment of several thousand jihadists fanatical to the point of madness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the defeat of IS in Syria in 2019, this area has been a holding ground for the remnants of the group's so-called "caliphate".

From BBC

The U.S. has begun transferring thousands of detainees from prisons scattered across northeast Syria, which have been guarded by the SDF since the defeat of the terror group’s caliphate in 2019, to Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces spearheaded the battle against IS in Syria, backed by a US-led coalition, after it declared a "caliphate" in swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014.

From Barron's

He’s also joining a U.S. coalition against Islamic State, whose fighters are still active in Syria and would like to reconstitute its caliphate in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal