caliphate

noun

ca·​liph·​ate ˈkā-lə-ˌfāt 

-fət, 

ˈka-

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

Examples of caliphate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The logline was sent to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, along with a shock-seeking teaser that caps a dark and violent montage with a pull-back-to-reveal shot of the campus caliphate. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The Shiites wanted the caliphate to descend through Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law and Hussein’s father. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

With the collapse of the ISIS caliphate in Syria late last decade, the epicenter of global terrorism has shifted south and west. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

see caliph

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caliphate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

caliphate

noun

ca·​liph·​ate ˈkā-lə-ˌfāt 

-fət;

ˈkal-ə-

: the office or dominion of a caliph