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