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Emirate vs Caliphate - What's the difference?

emirate | caliphate |

As nouns the difference between emirate and caliphate

is that emirate is a country ruled by an emir while caliphate is a unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

emirate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A country ruled by an emir.
  • The office of an emir.

    • See also

    * United Arab Emirates

    External links

    * (wikipedia "emirate")

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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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