Abbasid

American  

[uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid] / əˈbæs ɪd, ˈæb ə sɪd /

Also Abbassid,

noun

1. 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.

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Abbasid British  

/ əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəˌsɪd /

noun

1. 1. any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750–1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed

   2. ( as modifier )

      the Abbasid dynasty

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Etymology

Origin of Abbasid

< Arabic ( al- ) ʿabbās + -id ¹

Example Sentences

The late Abbasid caliphs militarized their economy in an effort to wrest control from the dominant merchants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.

From Science Magazine • May 19, 2024

Ultimately, the Vikings became so rich from raiding that they became important figures in medieval trade and commerce, trading goods as far from Scandinavia as Baghdad in the Abbasid Caliphate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

What had once been the great power of the Middle East, the Abbasid Caliphate, had long since splintered apart, with rival kingdoms holding power in North Africa and the Middle Ages.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The next shelves would have Ferdowsi of the Abbasid Empire—the father of the language in which I dream.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri