Noun: Ramadan 'ra-mu,daan or ,ra-mu'daan [N. Amer], 'ra-mu,dan [Brit]
- The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
- (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
Derived forms: Ramadans
Type of: fast, fasting, Islamic calendar month
Part of: Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar
Encyclopedia: Ramadan, Iran