Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calif.

1 sense of calif.

Sense 1
California, Golden State, CA, Calif. -- (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
       INSTANCE OF=> American state -- (one of the 50 states of the United States)


1 sense of calif

Sense 1
caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah -- (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world")
       => ruler, swayer -- (a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe")
       => Muslim, Moslem -- (a believer in or follower of Islam)