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Almoravid

noun
Al·​mo·​ra·​vid | \ ˌalməˈrävə̇d, alˈmōrəv-\
variants: or Almoravide \ ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗və̇d , ⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌvīd \
plural -s

Definition of Almoravid

: a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain

First Known Use of Almoravid

1676, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Almoravid

Arabic al-murābiṭ literally, the inhabitant of a fortified convent

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