English > Islamic Ummah: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan. |
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| Synonyms | Ummah, Umma, Muslim Ummah, Islam Nation |
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| Category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | The monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran |
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| Broader | community | A group of people living in a particular local area |
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| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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| Spanish | umma |
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