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Muhammadan

or Mu·ham·med·an

[ moo-ham-uh-dn ]
/ mʊˈhæm ə dn /
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noun, adjective

Muslim (defs. 1, 2).

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Origin of Muhammadan

First recorded in 1960–65; Muhammad + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Muhammadan

half-Mu·ham·mad·an, adjectivenon-Mu·ham·mad·an, adjective, nounnon-Mu·ham·med·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Muhammadan

mugwump, Muhajirun, Muhammad, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Muhammadan, Muhammadan calendar, Muhammadanism, Muhammad Ghori, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, Muharram
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British Dictionary definitions for Muhammadan

Muhammadan

Muhammedan

/ (mʊˈhæmədən) /

noun, adjective

rare, archaic another word (not in Muslim use) for Muslim
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