Fatimid
Americannoun
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any caliph of the North African dynasty, 909–1171, claiming descent from Fatima and Ali.
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any descendant of Fatima and Ali.
noun
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a member of the Muslim dynasty, descended from Fatima, daughter of Mohammed, and Ali, her husband, that ruled over North Africa and parts of Egypt and Syria (909–1171)
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Also called: Fatimite. a descendant of Fatima and Ali
Etymology
Origin of Fatimid
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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The state Abu Muhammad Abdullah established is called the Fatimid Caliphate because his dynasty claimed descent through Ali’s wife and the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Cairo is characterized in large part by its layers of architecture — Fatimid, Mamluk, Khedival.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Much of the initial work will focus on restoring the districts around three grand gates built by Tunisia's Fatimid dynasty, which ruled for two centuries after its army conquered Cairo in 969 A.D.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
It was found between two stones in the side of a well at a house in a neighbourhood dating to the Abbasid and Fatimid periods.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2018
Shortly every monument of the brilliant Fatimid period had vanished, with the exception of four mosques and the three gates previously alluded to.
From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes
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