Maulana

/ (mɔːˈlɑːnɑː) /

Save This Word!

noun

(in Pakistan, India, etc) a title used for a scholar of Persian and Arabic

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Word Origin for Maulana

Urdu, from Arabic mawlānā

Words nearby Maulana

Maugham, maugre, Maui, mauka, maul, Maulana, Mauldin, mauled, maulers, Maulmain, maulstick

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

How to use Maulana in a sentence

But Maulana Hasrat Mohani by his sheer earnestness bore me down.
The Wheel of Fortune|Mahatma Gandhi