Almohad
[al-muh-had]
- a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Also Al·mo·hade [al-muh-heyd, -had] /ˈæl məˌheɪd, -ˌhæd/.
Origin of Almohad
From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God
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Historical Examples
After his death, the Almohad empire followed the downward curve to which all Oriental rule seems destined.
In MoroccoEdith Wharton
And so seventeenth century Meknez has perished while the Almohad walls and towers of the tenth century still stand.
In MoroccoEdith Wharton