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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Until recently Israelis didn’t care about regime change in the Muslim world, since they had such low regard for the potential for Muslim political evolution.
Similar protests were held in other places across Kashmir and other parts of India with a sizeable Shia Muslim presence.
From Barron's
Protests erupting in some parts of the Muslim world, celebrations in others.
From Barron's
But there's also been renewed scrutiny of issues within Muslim communities, and how well integration has happened.
From BBC
Khamenei held a pope-like position in the Shiite Muslim world: elected by a council of elders to convey the word of God.
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