IKHWAN

Meaning of IKHWAN in English

iḵˈwän noun plural

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Arabic ikhwān, literally brethren

: Muslim brethren united by the ties of common membership in the Wahhabi sect of central Arabia

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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