Mohammedan
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Mohammedan
First recorded in 1675–85; Muhammad ( def. 1 ) + -an
Example Sentences
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In his defamation claim against Kiron, Hasan, who is a member of the Mohammedan Sporting Club, said the derogatory comment about the country’s sports-loving Prime Minister embarrassed the entire nation.
From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2019
He promised to introduce him to the Sultan of Sulu when he traveled southward; he told how Mohammedan Moros preferred U. S. rule to that of Christian Filipinos.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Masonry is a theoretical world brotherhood open to any "good" man, Protestant, Jew, Catholic, Mohammedan, Taoist, Buddhist.
From Time Magazine Archive
There, Christian, Mohammedan and Jew had lived side by side in peace and, sometimes, in the closest friendship.
From Time Magazine Archive
Purification by washing the hands before prayer; Ð a Mohammedan rite.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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