azan
[ ah-zahn ]
/ ɑˈzɑn /
noun
(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.
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The old general was of a different type from the fire-eating dandies who played the master at Azan.
The Valley of Vision|Henry Van DykeBoville owed his life to the Azan, the fetich cord, at that instant.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick BoyleHanes in Egypt was the reverse of Azan; formed however of the same terms, and of the same purport precisely.
British Dictionary definitions for azan
azan
/ (ɑːˈzɑːn) /
noun
Islam the call to prayer five times a day, usually by a muezzin from a minaret
Word Origin for azan
from Arabic adhān, from adhina to proclaim, invite; see muezzin
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