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Fatimid

Syllabification: (Fat·i·mid)
Definition of Fatimid

noun

  • a member of a dynasty that ruled in parts of northern Africa, Egypt, and Syria from 909 to 1171, and founded Cairo as its capital in 969.

adjective

  • of or relating to the Fatimids.

Derivatives

Fatimite

Pronunciation: /-ˌmīt/
noun & adjective

Origin:

from Arabic Fāṭima (see Fatima, from whom the dynasty is said to descend) + -id3

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