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Noun: Islamic calendar
  1. The lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
    - Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar

Derived forms: Islamic calendars

Type of: lunar calendar

Encyclopedia: Islamic calendar