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Almohad

Pronunciation: /ˈalməhad/
(also Almohade /-heɪd/)
Definition of Almohad

noun (plural Almohads)

  • a member of a Berber Muslim movement and dynasty that conquered the Spanish and North African empire of the Almoravids in the 12th century.

Origin:

Spanish, ultimately from Arabic al-muwaḥḥidun 'believers in one God'

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