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Almoravid

al·mo·ra·vid

UK/ˌælməˈɹævɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish almorávide, from Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ).

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