Muhammadan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Muhammadan /mʊˈhaməd(ə)n/ (also Mohammedan)
noun & adjective archaic term for Muslim (not favoured by Muslims).
– derivatives
Muhammadanism noun.
– origin C17: from the name of the Arab prophet and founder of Islam Muhammad + -an.
usage: For a discussion of the terms Muhammadan, Muslim, and Moslem, see usage at Muslim.
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