Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän 
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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There is also this Yemeni coffee spot down the street from me, which is so good, especially during Ramadan.
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Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
In it, an eight-year-old (an exceptional Doha Ramadan) working as a maid for a wealthy family makes extraordinary efforts to see that her best friend, the young daughter of the house, has a successful birthday party.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 June 2025
Birds fly around the minaret of the Ali bin Ali mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 30, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
However, like the fasting month of Ramadan, the dates are not fixed because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
In it, an eight-year-old (an exceptional Doha Ramadan) working as a maid for a wealthy family makes extraordinary efforts to see that her best friend, the young daughter of the house, has a successful birthday party.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 June 2025
Birds fly around the minaret of the Ali bin Ali mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 30, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
However, like the fasting month of Ramadan, the dates are not fixed because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with daily fasting from dawn to sunset
Etymology
from Arabic Ramaḍan
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