[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ramadan \ram`adan"\ ra^m`.ada^n", n. ar.
   ramadsdot=an, or ramaz=an, 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
see also:
ramadhan ramadzan rhamadan 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

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