shereef

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shereef

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From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and Sharif.

noun shereefs · sherif · xerif

  1. historical A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

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noun a member of an Arab princely family

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"shereef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shereef. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shereef. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shereef

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"shereef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shereef.

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@misc{shereef_2026,
  title = {shereef},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shereef},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}