calif

Examples

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• Scott, A. J. 2000. The Cultural Economy of Cities. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  Academic text (2009)

• "Firms are reaching out to their clients more," says Zeughauser of Newport Beach, Calif.

  Academic text (2009)

• "I would have to disagree," says Jay Foonberg, with Bailey & Partners in Santa Monica, Calif.

  Academic text (2003)

• Berkeley, Calif. -- The University of California, Berkeley plans to build a gender-inclusive locker room at its campus gym.

  Academic text (2017)

• Haber was also briefly chief of staff to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

  Academic text (2007)

• ... our intelligence, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) during an exclusive interview with CBS 5.

  Blog text (10)

• KEVIN K. YAU is an astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

  Academic text (1996)

• The calif of the Muslim community was considered a spiritual guide and leader by its followers.

• In ancient times, the calif had both civil and religious authority over the people in the Islamic state.

Synonyms

C

caliph

vscalif

6 9.9

A chief religious and political leader of a Muslim community seen as the Prophet's successor

is the identical office but written with a different spelling variant

K

khalif

vscalif

• UK

1 9.9

A religious and political leader of a Muslim state

keeps identical meaning but differs only in spelling or style

K

kalif

vscalif

• UK

9.9

A religious and political leader of a Muslim country who comes after the Prophet Muhammad

is identical in meaning but differs only in its written form

K

kaliph

vscalif

9.9

A religious and political leader who many Muslims see as Muhammad's successor

is the same office with a different transliteration in writing

K

khalifah

vscalif

9.9

A Muslim leader who leads both the state and the religion

is the same leader but without stressing both spiritual and political roles

Surface Forms

Etymology