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Mohammedans

Mohammedans is the plural of Mohammedan.

Meaning of Mohammedan

Noun

Mohammedan (plural Mohammedans)

  1. (now largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim.
    • MOSQUE (Fr. mosquée, from Sp. mezquita, from Ar. masjid, temple, from sajada, to prostrate one's self, to pray). A Mohammedan house of prayer and worship. Examples of these buildings are found wherever the Mohammedan faith has prevailed, from Spain to India and Turkestan.1905, “Mosque”, in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company

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Questions about Mohammedans

What is Mohammedans the plural of?
Mohammedans is the plural of Mohammedan.

Words near Mohammedans in the dictionary

  1. Mohammedanization
  2. Mohammedanize
  3. Mohammedanized
  4. Mohammedanizes
  5. Mohammedanizing
  6. Mohammedans
  7. Mohammedian
  8. Mohammedians
  9. Mohammedism
  10. Mohammedist
  11. Mohammedists

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