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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith;

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ramadan \Ram`a*dan"\ (r[a^]m`[.a]*d[a^]n"), n. [Ar. rama[dsdot][=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.] 1. The ninth Mohammedan month. [1913 Webster] 2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ramadan n 1: the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith 2: (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan