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

¹

From 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 Wharton
And 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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