Mahometan

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Mahometan

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From Renaissance Latin Mahomētānus. By surface analysis, Mahomet + -an.

noun Mahometans

alternative, archaic, obsolete Alternative form of Mohammedan WHile we lay at Guam we took up a Reſolution of going to Mindanao, one of the Philippine Iſlands, being told by the Frier and others, that it was exceedingly well ſtored with Proviſions; that the Natives were Mahometans, and that they had formerly a Commerce with the Spaniards; but that now they wer

adjective

alternative, archaic, not comparable, obsolete Alternative form of Mohammedan

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"Mahometan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mahometan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mahometan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mahometan

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"Mahometan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mahometan.

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@misc{mahometan_2026,
  title = {Mahometan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahometan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}