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
/ ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf /
noun
Example Sentences
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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 Abbott, Jacob
According to general usage, final f is doubled after a single vowel, in almost all cases; as in bailiff, caitiff, plaintiff, midriff, sheriff, tariff, mastiff: yet not in calif, which is perhaps better written caliph.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
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 Abbott, Jacob
Mohammed applied to the calif to grant him certain privileges and powers which had occasionally been bestowed on other sultans who had rendered great services to the Mohammedan empire.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
The Oakland, Calif., utility posted a profit of $761 million, or 33 cents a share, compared with $549 million, or 24 cents a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The privately held global produce supplier is based in Salinas, Calif., and operates in several countries.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I go through lots of screening calls and they go nowhere,” said Norig Karakashian, an accountant in Glendale, Calif., who’s been looking for a job for the last year and a half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
And Phillips 66’s refinery in Rodeo, Calif., also makes renewable diesel from vegetable oil.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 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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