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Mohammedan

American  
[moo-ham-i-dn, moh-] / mʊˈhæm ɪ dn, moʊ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Muhammad or Islam; Islamic; Muslim.


noun

  1. an adherent of Islam; Muslim.

Mohammedan British  
/ məʊˈhæmɪdən /

noun

  1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, 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 Mohammedan

First recorded in 1675–85; Muhammad ( def. 1 ) + -an

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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

A Mohammedan can enter and behold the golden urn in which repose two hairs from the beard of the True Prophet.

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

In Russia, "the Orthodox Church, the Jewish synagogue, the Mohammedan mosque, the sectarian meetinghouse, have been involved in a common ruin."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mohammedan civilization in Spain, from decay within, was completely disintegrated by 1275.

From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

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