Ramadan

[,ræmə'dæn;-'dɑ:n]

(noun.) (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

(noun.) the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith.

Inputed by Dennis--From WordNet

(n.) The ninth Mohammedan month.

(n.) The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month.

Inputed by Darlene

n. the ninth month of the Mohammedan year throughout which the faithful are required to fast from dawn to sunset—prop. Ramazan′.

Inputed by Julio