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ramadan

/ˈɹæmədən/

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What does ramadan mean?

proper noun

  1. The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
  2. A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹæmədən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɹɑməˌdɑn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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I drank tea in the Mosque at the end of Ramadan, and was surrounded by delighted faces as I sipped.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886
The moon, in fact, regulates the cycle of her years and her fast of Ramadan.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
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It can’t last for ever, thank God, and his Ramadan only comes once a year; and I don’t believe it’s very punctual then.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
This precious liquid is doled out drop by drop, as though it were nectar of eternal life received direct from heaven, and, mixed with other water, is drunk immediately upon breaking fast each evening during the remaining fifteen days of Ramadan.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136