Almoravid
/ˌælməˈɹævɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco. historical
"The Almoravid army was a strange rabble of Arabs, Berbers, blacks, wild tribes of the Sahara and Christian mercenaries. They conquered the Spanish forces, and Youssef left to his successors an empire extending from the Ebro to Senegal and from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the borders of Tunisia."
- 2 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 wordnet
Example
More examples"The Almoravid army was a strange rabble of Arabs, Berbers, blacks, wild tribes of the Sahara and Christian mercenaries. They conquered the Spanish forces, and Youssef left to his successors an empire extending from the Ebro to Senegal and from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the borders of Tunisia."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almorávide, from Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ).