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Caliphate vs Empire - What's the difference?

caliphate | empire |

As a noun caliphate

is a unified federal islamic government for the muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

As a verb empire is

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caliphate

English

Alternative forms

* khalifate

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

    • Related terms

    * Caliph; Caliphist, Caliphism

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    empire

    English

    (wikipedia empire)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
  • A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  • A state ruled by an emperor.
  • An expansive and wealthy corporation.
    • the McDonald's fast food empire

    Related terms

    * emperor * imperial * imperium

    Derived terms

    * American Empire * British Empire * First French Empire * German Empire * Holy Roman Empire * Portuguese Empire * Roman Empire * Second French Empire * Spanish Empire * empirehood * global empire * colonial empire

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