taifa.
A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Meaning & usage
A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the Emirate of Sicily
Where this word comes from
From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).
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