calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
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- a variation 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
/ ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl- /
noun
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The vicar of St. Peter and the heir of the calif have fallen thereby into identical impotency.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Kuno Francke
But when the calif proposed his plan to his counselors, some of them objected to it very strenuously.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
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 Jacob Abbott
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 Jacob Abbott
To accomplish this purpose the calif resorted to a very singular device.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
Two petition circulators who allegedly worked for Brass, Courtney Price, 49, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jateisha Herron, 33, of Boron, Calif., were also charged in the indictment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Today, Robert and I have homes in New York and Beverly Hills, Calif. Our Manhattan apartment is a small and lovely space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Why buy: The couple had just moved to the Seattle area from Santa Barbara, Calif., where Alyssa Kibbe had finished her masters degree in environmental science and management.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The company has been implicated in several wildfires, including the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, Calif., in a rural area about 90 miles north of Sacramento.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The next thing I can vaguely recall is living in Fort Bragg, Calif. My brother had been presented a B.B. gun.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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