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ribat
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
A border or frontier guardpost.
2
A caravanserai or inn in, converted from, or resembling such a guardpost.
3
The duty of some men to serve at such posts.
4
The duty of all Muslims to defend and/or retake Islamic lands.
5
A Sufi monastery.
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