how to pronounce caliphate

/ˈkæl.ɪ.fɛɪt/

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caliphate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of caliphate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the al-mohad caliphate had replaced the …”

meanings of caliphate

noun:

A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.

caliphate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word caliphate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.