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Muhammadan

American  
[moo-ham-uh-dn] / mʊˈhæm ə dn /
Or Muhammedan

noun

  1. Muslim.


Muhammadan British  
/ mʊˈhæmədən /

noun

  1. rare another word (not in Muslim use) 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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Origin of Muhammadan

First recorded in 1960–65; Muhammad + -an

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Only a man who was at once a Muhammadan, a scientist and a leader of great tact, courage and obstinacy could have consummated this expedition.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a Muhammadan falls ill, a rupee and a quarter is sometimes done up in a red cloth, and tied round the arm, to be given to the poor on recovery.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

Hazrat ’Esa = the Muhammadan appellation for our Lord Jesus Christ.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

His Muhammadan victor, who had learned from him much, learned also its avoidance.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar

One day a noted Muhammadan Sheikh visited the place.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

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