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Abbasid: Meaning and Definition of
Ab•bas•id
Pronunciation: (u-bas'id, ab'u-sid), [key]
— n.
- a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.
