Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Muslim faithful took part in the climactic ritual of the annual hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday, symbolically stoning the devil near Mecca.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
After 9/11, the government punished ordinary Muslim Americans who refused its overtures to spy, at great personal cost, for it.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The author wanted to avoid stereotypes about young men - especially young Muslim men - and saw no reason to compromise his style or his grand ambitions to write about and for them, he says.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“Never? I know I’m not the only Muslim kid in this town.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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