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Omayyad

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O·may·yad  (-md)
See Umayyad.
Omayyad, Ommiad [əʊˈmaɪæd]
n pl -yads, -yades [-əˌdiːz], -ads -ades [-əˌdiːz]
1. (Biographies / (661-750 ad) from its capital at Damascus) X) a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661-750 ad) from its capital at Damascus
2. (Biographies) an emir (756-929 ad) or caliph (929-1031 ad) of the Omayyad dynasty in Spain
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Noun1.Omayyad - the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was DamascusOmayyad - the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
Ommiad, Umayyad
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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