Almohad

[ al-muh-had ]
/ ˈæl məˌhæd /

noun

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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Example sentences from the Web for almohad

  • And so seventeenth century Meknez has perished while the Almohad walls and towers of the tenth century still stand.

    In Morocco|Edith Wharton