Meanings
nouncaliphate (plural caliphates)
plural caliphates · alternative khalifat · alternative khalifate
- Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
Origin
- Medieval Latincalīphātus
- Englishcaliphate
From Medieval Latin calīphātus, equivalent to caliph + -ate.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kalifaat
- kalifaatIslamic government
Arabic خِلَافَة
- خِلَافَة (ḵilāfa)Islamic government
Basque kalifa-herri, kaliferri
- kalifa-herriIslamic government
- kaliferriIslamic government
Bengali খেলাফত
- খেলাফত (khelaphot)Islamic government
Bulgarian халифа́т
- халифа́т (halifát)Islamic government
Catalan califat
- califatIslamic government
Chinese Mandarin 哈里發國 /哈里发国
- 哈里發國 /哈里发国 (hālǐfāguó)Islamic government
Czech kalifát, chalífát
- kalifátIslamic government
- chalífátIslamic government
Danish kalifat
- kalifatIslamic government
Dutch kalifaat
- kalifaatIslamic government
Esperanto kalifujo
- kalifujoIslamic government
Estonian kalifaat
- kalifaatIslamic government
Finnish kalifaatti
- kalifaattiIslamic government
French califat
- califatIslamic government
German Kalifat
- KalifatIslamic government
Greek χαλιφάτο
- χαλιφάτο (chalifáto)Islamic government
Hebrew חֲלִיפוּת
- חֲלִיפוּת (khalifútֶ)Islamic government
Hindi ख़िलाफ़त, खिलाफत
- ख़िलाफ़त (xilāfat)Islamic government
- खिलाफत (khilāphat)Islamic government
Hungarian kalifátus
- kalifátusIslamic government
Icelandic kalífadæmi
- kalífadæmiIslamic government
Indonesian khilafah
- khilafahIslamic government
Irish cailifeacht
- cailifeachtIslamic government
Italian califfato
- califfatoIslamic government
Latvian kalifāts
- kalifātsIslamic government
Lithuanian kalifatas
- kalifatasIslamic government
Malay khilafah
- khilafahIslamic government
Norwegian Bokmål kalifat
- kalifatIslamic government
Polish kalifat
- kalifatIslamic government
Portuguese califado
- califadoIslamic government
Punjabi ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ਤ, خِلَافَت
- ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ਤ (xilāfat)Islamic government
- خِلَافَت (xilāfat)Islamic government
Romanian califat
- califatIslamic government
Russian халифа́т
- халифа́т (xalifát)Islamic government
Scottish Gaelic cèileafaid
- cèileafaidIslamic government
Slovak kalifát, chalífát
- kalifátIslamic government
- chalífátIslamic government
Spanish califato
- califatoIslamic government
Swedish kalifat
- kalifatIslamic government
Thai รัฐเคาะลีฟะฮ์
- รัฐเคาะลีฟะฮ์ (rát-kɔ́-lii-fá)Islamic government
Turkish hilafet, halifelik
- hilafetIslamic government
- halifelikIslamic government
Ukrainian халіфа́т
- халіфа́т (xalifát)Islamic government
Urdu خِلافَت
- خِلافَت (xilāfat)Islamic government
Vietnamese vương triều Hồi giáo
- vương triều Hồi giáoIslamic government
Welsh califfiaeth, califfaeth
- califfiaethIslamic government
- califfaethIslamic government
Yiddish כאַליפֿאַט
- כאַליפֿאַט (khalifat)Islamic government
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APA
caliphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliphate
MLA
“caliphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliphate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caliphate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliphate.
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