Almohad
[ al-muh-had ]
noun
a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
Origin of Almohad
1From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God
- Also Al·mo·hade [al-muh-heyd, -had]. /ˈæl məˌheɪd, -ˌhæd/.
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How to use Almohad in a sentence
After his death, the Almohad empire followed the downward curve to which all Oriental rule seems destined.
In Morocco | Edith WhartonAnd so seventeenth century Meknez has perished while the Almohad walls and towers of the tenth century still stand.
In Morocco | Edith Wharton
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