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Islamicate

/ɪsˈlɑːmɪkət/

Islamicate adjective: associated with regions in which Muslims are culturally dominant, but not specifically with the religion of Islam.

Adjective

Islamicate (comparative more Islamicate, superlative most Islamicate)

  1. Associated with regions in which Muslims are culturally dominant, but not specifically with the religion of Islam.
  2. Which has been influenced by Islam (religion).

Forms of Islamicate

comparativemore Islamicate
superlativemost Islamicate

Origin of Islamicate

From Islamic + -ate (participial adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from Islamicate

Questions about Islamicate

What does Islamicate mean?
Islamicate means associated with regions in which Muslims are culturally dominant, but not specifically with the religion of Islam.
What part of speech is Islamicate?
Islamicate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Islamicate?
Islamicate is pronounced /ɪsˈlɑːmɪkət/.

Words near Islamicate in the dictionary

  1. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
  2. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
  3. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
  4. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  5. Islamically
  6. Islamicate
  7. Islamication
  8. Islamicide
  9. Islamicism
  10. Islamicisms
  11. Islamicist

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