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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The group embraces Sunni Islamist ideology that seeks to establish a global caliphate, a global Islamic state governed by a strict interpretation of Sharia law. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025 Despite the loss of its caliphate, ISIS never stopped engineering and influencing attacks and can still inspire attacks in the West. —

Gabriella Tejeda and Colin P. Clarke, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Kurds took control of Kurdish regions; Islamist and Turkish-backed rebels held the north, and Islamic State founded its caliphate in the east. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Dec. 2024 There is a very real risk of a full-on ISIS/Taliban-style caliphate taking over Syria. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for caliphate