Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
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Derived Forms
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Muslimismnoun
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anti-Muslimadjective
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half-Muslimadjective
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non-Muslimadjective
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pre-Muslimadjective
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pro-Muslimadjective
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pseudo-Muslimadjective
Inflected Forms
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Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Gautam Patel, a former judge of the Bombay High Court, and his family were facing threats for more than 10 months following his 2024 judgment in the a succession dispute, external within a Muslim community.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
“India’s Great Mughals,” which lands in the U.S. exactly 500 years after the empire’s founding by a Central Asian Muslim prince in northern India, focuses on the “golden age” of Mughal art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026
“When the opportunity to speak out in support of Palestine and stand in solidarity with Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab community members on campus arose, Dr. Kil was compelled to attend,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
But Muslim shrines have not seen the same largesse, said analyst and Modi biographer Mukhopadhyay.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
At the lake my father bartered with the Muslim businessmen, known as the Yao, who populate that part of the country.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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