califate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′ə fāt′, -fit, kā′lə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•if•ate  (kal′ə fāt′, -fit, kā′lə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religions, Governmentcaliphate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
califate /ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt; -fɪt; ˈkæl-/ n
  1. a variant spelling of caliphate
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•iph•ate  (kal′ə fāt′, -fit, kā′lə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religions, Governmentthe rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
Also, califate, kalifate, khalifate. 
  • caliph + -ate3 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caliphate, califate, kalifate /ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt; -fɪt; ˈkæl-/ n
  1. the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
'califate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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