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Muhammadan

American  
[moo-ham-uh-dn] / mʊˈhæm ə dn /
Or Muhammedan

noun

  1. Muslim.


Muhammadan British  
/ mʊˈhæmədən /

noun

  1. rare another word (not in Muslim use) for Muslim

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Muhammadan

First recorded in 1960–65; Muhammad + -an

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Only a man who was at once a Muhammadan, a scientist and a leader of great tact, courage and obstinacy could have consummated this expedition.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are but three Theistic religions—the Mosaic, the Christian, and the Muhammadan.

From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles

The Muhammadan lapsed dynasties were represented in the Mutiny by the titular majesty of the King of Delhi and his sons.

From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson

Hazrat ’Esa = the Muhammadan appellation for our Lord Jesus Christ.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

Dilaq = the patchwork cloak which is characteristic of the Muhammadan faqir.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

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