Abbasid

English

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Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbæs.əd/, /ˈæb.ə.səd/, /əbˈɑ.səd/

Noun

Abbasid (plural Abbasids)

  1. A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.[1]

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Adjective

Abbasid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

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References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3
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