Usually means: Ruler in Muslim countries historically.
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  1. Sharif, sharif: Merriam-Webster
  2. sharif: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sharif: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sharif: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Sharif: Wordnik
  6. sharif: Wiktionary
  7. sharif: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. sharif: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. sharif: Dictionary.com
  10. sharif: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Sharif (disambiguation), Sharif: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Sharif: Rhymezone
  13. sharif: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. sharif: Wordnik
  15. Sharif: Wiktionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Arab Gateway Quick Reference Glossary (external links) (No longer online)

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

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  1. sharif: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Sharif)

▸ noun:  A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
▸ noun:  A surname from Arabic.

Similar:
sharīf, xerif, xeriff, Sherif, sheik, sheyikh, scherif, shaykh, sheykh, Hafidh, more...

Opposite:
rascal, scoundrel, rogue, villain

Phrases:
Omar Sharif, mazar i sharif, mazar e sharif, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, more...

Adjectives:
mazar, haram, ash, former, charar, prime, mazari, grand, bihar, mazare, koran


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Similar:
sharīf, xerif, xeriff, Sherif, sheik, sheyikh, scherif, shaykh, sheykh, Hafidh, more...

Opposite:
rascal, scoundrel, rogue, villain

Phrases:
Omar Sharif, mazar i sharif, mazar e sharif, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Raheel Sharif, Sharif University of Technology, Aamna Sharif, Ali Sharif Al Emadi, Sharif Atkins, Omar Sharif Jr., more...

Adjectives:
mazar, haram, ash, former, charar, prime, mazari, grand, bihar, mazare, koran



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