| NOUN | time | Ramadan | the ninth month of the Islamic calendar |
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| act | Ramadan | (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset / sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan |
| Sounds | raa'mahdaa.n; rae'mahdahn | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | ||
| Meaning | The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith. | |
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| Part of | Islamic calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar | The lunar calendar used by Muslims |
| Broader | Islamic calendar month | Any lunar month in the Muslim calendar |
| Spanish | Ramadán, Ramadan, Ram. | |
| Catalan | ramadà | |
| Meaning | (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset / sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan. | |
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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 |
| Broader | fast, fasting | abstaining from food |
| Spanish | Ramadan | |
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