Mohammedan

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məʊˈhæmɪdən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/mʊˈhæmɪdən, moʊ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mŏŏ ham′i dn, mō-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mo•ham•med•an /mʊˈhæmɪdən, moʊ-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to Muhammad or Islam;
    Islamic;
    Muslim.

n. [countable]
  1. a follower of Islam;
    Muslim.
Mo•ham•med•an•ism, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mo•ham•med•an  (mŏŏ ham′i dn, mō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to Muhammad or Islam;
    Islamic;
    Muslim.

n. 
  1. an adherent of Islam;
    Muslim.
  • Mohammed + -an 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Mohammedan /məʊˈhæmɪdən/ n , adj
  1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for Muslim
'Mohammedan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Moham. - half-Mohammedan - Mohammedanism - Mohammedanize - non-Mohammedan - pseudo-Mohammedan

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