Muhammadan

American  

[moo-ham-uh-dn] / mʊˈhæm ə dn /

Or Muhammedan

noun

1. Muslim.

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Muhammadan British  

/ mʊˈhæmədən /

noun

1. rare another word (not in Muslim use) for Muslim

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Other Word Forms

• half-Muhammadan adjective
• non-Muhammadan adjective
• non-Muhammedan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Muhammadan

First recorded in 1960–65; Muhammad + -an

Example Sentences

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

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)

So they went to the jungle close to the house, and the Muhammadan dug two holes, one on one hillock, and one on another.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

Muharram = a yearly Muhammadan feast held on the 10th of the month of Muharram.

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