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

He was careful to say that he had not any intention of becoming a Christian, but merely desired to read them because every Muhammadan regarded them with veneration as the word of God.

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)

The Muhammadan ruler, Bahadur Khan, affected to be suspicious of his intentions, and threw him into prison, where another English officer, Colonel Stoddart, had already been incarcerated.

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)