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OMMIAD (ommiades)
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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Ommiad" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
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