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dhimmitude

dhimmitude noun: appeasement towards Islamic demands.

Noun

dhimmitude (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Appeasement towards Islamic demands.
    • The most likely scenario for Europe isn't dhimmitude; it's a long period of tension, punctuated by spasms of violence, that makes the Continent a more unpleasant place without fundamentally transforming it.2009 December 7, Ross Douthat, “Europe's Minaret Moment”, in New York Times

Origin of dhimmitude

c. 1985, from French (c. 1982), from dhimmi + -tude.

Questions about dhimmitude

What does dhimmitude mean?
Dhimmitude means appeasement towards Islamic demands.
What part of speech is dhimmitude?
Dhimmitude is a noun.

Words near dhimmitude in the dictionary

  1. dhimmas
  2. dhimmi
  3. Dhimmicrat
  4. Dhimmicrats
  5. dhimmis
  6. dhimmitude
  7. Dhimotiki
  8. dhimwit
  9. dhimwits
  10. dhindo
  11. Dhingra

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