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noun

Muslim

MUUZ-lihm
noun
1
A follower of the religion of Islam.
"Muslims around the world observe Ramadan with a month of fasting."
adj
1
Relating to Islam or its followers.
"The city is home to a large Muslim community and several historic mosques."

How to Use Muslim

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA person who follows Islam, or something relating to Islam.

When to use it

Always capitalised in English, as with other religious and national identifiers.

Word Forms

more Muslim comparative, Muslims plural, most Muslim superlative

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic muslim, meaning "one who submits," from the verb aslama, "he submitted" — referring to submission to God.

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