English Explanatory Dictionary

taifa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
  2. A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the en:Emirate of Sicily

Pronunciation

/tɑˈiːfə/

Word forms

taifa taifas

Etymology

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

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