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cadi

American  
[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

plural

cadis
  1. a variant of qadi.


cadi British  
/ ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a judge in a Muslim community

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Etymology

Origin of cadi

C16: from Arabic qādī judge

Example Sentences

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Prof Abdelfattah Benkaddour, an expert from Marrakesh's Cadi Ayyad University, said that all of the water resources flowing into the river were "shrinking" and many springs that feed it had disappeared.

From BBC

Tourist Cadi Hutchings made sure to keep her distance from the monkeys, after being warned by her tour guide of the increasing risk of being bitten.

From Seattle Times

When Abi Frazier was pregnant last year, she and her husband created a nursery — Cadi’s room, with a hand-me-down crib, toys and clothes.

From Seattle Times

In the couple’s bedroom is a tiny urn filled with Cadi’s ashes, next to an ultrasound picture.

From Seattle Times

Sixteen-year-old Cadi said it had been hard studying over the past two years: "I got very distracted not being able to go outside and staying at home."

From BBC