calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
calif
1 American
[key-lif, kal-if]
/ ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf /
noun
Calif.
2
American
abbreviation
Calif.
1
British
abbreviation
calif
2
British
/ ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf /
noun
Example Sentences
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The barber obsequiously rubbed his wet hair and bound it in a towel as in a turban, so that Babbitt resembled a plump pink calif on an ingenious and adjustable throne.
From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair
But before the Franks could appear in the field, the interposition of the calif had restored peace to the contending parties, both of whom immediately resumed their wonted dislike to the European invaders.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
Salam, the traveler whom the calif sent to ascertain whether their accounts were true, traveled at the head of a caravan containing fifty men, and with camels bearing stores and provisions for a year.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
At an audience which the calif Moktadir gave to a Byzantine ambassador, there appeared 4,000 white and 3,000 black eunuchs.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
To this the calif replied that the emergency was so critical that they were justified in availing themselves of any means that offered to save themselves from the ruin with which they were threatened.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
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