Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Muslimism noun
- anti-Muslim adjectiveanti-Muslim, anti-Muslims
- half-Muslim adjectivehalf-Muslim, half-Muslims
- non-Muslim adjectivenon-Muslim, non-Muslims
- pre-Muslim adjectivepre-Muslim, pre-Muslims
- pro-Muslim adjectivepro-Muslim, pro-Muslims
- pseudo-Muslim adjectivepseudo-Muslim, pseudo-Muslims
Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Example Sentences
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The head of New York’s leading free-market think tank is, like the mayor, a young Muslim man of South Asian heritage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It is not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, often known as Ahmadis, which was founded on the Asian subcontinent, and has a big presence in the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
El-Sayed, who would be the first Muslim to serve in the Senate if elected, is running as a progressive populist.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
That made them the third-most targeted religious group in the county, behind only people of Muslim and Jewish faith, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It helped we were competing in a Muslim country surrounded by people who looked like me, so I didn’t have to worry about how I would be received.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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