Umayyad
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Umay·yad
noun, often attributive \ü-ˈmī-əd\Definition of UMAYYAD
: a member of a dynasty of caliphs based in Damascus that ruled from A.D. 661 to 750
Origin of UMAYYAD
Arabic (banū) umayya, Meccan kin group to which the Umayyad caliphs belonged
First Known Use: 1758
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