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MUHAMMADAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower of Mohammed

Synonyms:

Mohammedan; Muhammadan; Muhammedan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Muhammadan" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

Muhammadan (of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded

Synonyms:

Mohammedan; Muhammadan

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Muhammad (the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632))

Derivation:

Muhammadan (a follower of Mohammed)

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