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ca•id
(kä ēᵺ′, kīᵺ),USA pronunciation n.
- (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- a Berber chieftain.
- an alcaide.
- Arabic qā’id. See alcaide
- French)
- (1855–60
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