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Muslim

American  
[muhz-lim, mooz-, moos-] / ˈmʌz lɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.

noun

plural

Muslims, Muslim

  1. an adherent of Islam.

  2. Black Muslim.

Muslim British  
/ ˈmʌz-, ˈmʊzlɪm /

noun

  1. a follower of the religion of Islam

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc

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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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