calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
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- a variation of caliph.
calif
1 American
[kay-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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And King Marsil bids me say, thou shalt not blame him that his uncle the calif comes not too, for he is dead.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
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
Mohammed received the calif's embassador very honorably, and in his presence concealed the anger which the answer of the calif excited in his mind.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
Mohammed made this demand of the calif through the medium of an embassador whom he sent to Bagdad.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
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
Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the maker of the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgical system has a 10-person board of directors with backgrounds in robotics, technology, pharma and healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The WSJ’s Esther Fung writes that thieves stole nearly $1 million worth of trading cards from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, Calif., last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
By contrast, Tesla, which still operates its original factory in Fremont, Calif., assembled 1.65 million cars, as well as some trucks, in the U.S.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
McFARLAND, Calif. — A white SUV drives past fields of grapes and nut trees and pulls to a stop on the dirt shoulder across the highway from a strange tableau:
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 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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