caliphate

noun

ca·liph·ate ˈkā-lə-ˌfāt

-fət,

ˈka-

: the office of a caliph or the land he rules over

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Then the Islamic State group rolled in and created a caliphate that claimed about one-third of Syria’s territory. —

Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 It was found among other pottery pieces dating to the Abbasid period, which began around 750 C.E. with the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in the Middle East. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 Many in the Beltway argue that just because IS’ territorial caliphate is no longer around, that doesn’t mean the threat is over. —

Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024 The caliphate remains eliminated to this day, so much so that a senior U.S. official participated in a think-tank event earlier this year marking the 5th anniversary of its defeat. —

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