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
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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She is almost painfully careful not to ascribe blame to the growing presence in Germany of Muslim immigrants, among whom there has been a hardening of anti-Zionist public pronouncements since Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
People keep assigning him symbolic roles: first Muslim senator, Muslim socialist, proof of Democratic radicalism, proof of Muslim political progress.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation -- a bloc of 57 Muslim countries -- condemned the "heinous" attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Bahrain is the default season-opening race, but Australia has hosted the first grand prix for the past two years because of the timing of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Not to worry, we have halal hot dogs. I’ve got Muslim friends.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
They include a disproportionately high number of Pakistan's minority Christians and Ahmadis in particular, but many majority Sunni Muslims too.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Twenty-five years later, American Muslims are more visible in public life than ever before.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“But it’s true. Hope is all we’ve got right now. Hope and a ragtag bunch of Muslim teenagers. Look out, world—the Muslims are coming.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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