Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat between the rising and setting of the sun. During Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the fact that it was in this month that God first revealed the words of the Quran to Mohammed.
Ramadan in British English
or Rhamadhan (ˌræməˈdɑːn) or Ramazan (ˌræməˈzɑːn)
noun
the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 29 or 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset
Word origin
C16: from Arabic, literally: the hot month, from ramad dryness
Ramadan in American English
(ˌræməˈdɑn; ˌ rɑməˈdɑn)
noun
1.
the ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset
2.
the fasting in this period
Word origin
Ar ramaḍān, lit., the hot month < ramaḍ, state of being parched
Examples of 'Ramadan' in a sentence
Ramadan
Nobody starved, nobody even went hungry for a day, unless by choice in the fasting month of Ramadan.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH
`I am supposed to be too young to fast in Ramadan ," said Wali.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH
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Ramadan
British English: Ramadan /ˌræməˈdɑːn/ NOUN
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat between the rising and setting of the sun. During Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the fact that it was in this month that God first revealed the words of the Quran to Mohammed.