Abbasid

American

[uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid] / əˈbæs ɪd, ˈæb ə sɪd /

Also Abbassid,

noun

a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.

Abbasid British

/ əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəˌsɪd /

noun

1. any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750–1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed
2. ( as modifier )
  
  the Abbasid dynasty

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Etymology

Origin of Abbasid

< Arabic ( al- ) ʿabbās + -id ¹

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