Definition of Caliphate

an Islamic territory directed by a religious and political director

Examples of Caliphate in a sentence

The Islamic leader is the person responsible for leading the people of the caliphate.  

After the war, the head of the caliphate was removed from power and replaced with another Islamic ruler.  

The militant Islamic group plans to establish a caliphate that will contain all of the lands it has taken by force.  

Because a caliphate is governed by strict Islamic laws, women have few, if any, rights in the state.  

The caliphate has been torn into two warring Islamic nations.  

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