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noun
A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the en:Emirate of Sicily
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).
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