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OMMIAD (ommiades)

Dictionary entry overview: What does Ommiad mean?

• OMMIAD (noun)
The noun OMMIAD has 1 sense:

1. the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

Familiarity information: OMMIAD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OMMIAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Omayyad; Ommiad; Umayyad

Hypernyms ("Ommiad" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

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