Islamicate

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/ɪsˈlɑːmɪkət/

adjective

Associated with regions in which Muslims are culturally dominant, but not specifically with the religion of Islam.

OriginEnglish Islamic ← French islamiqueder.? ← New Latin islāmicusder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveIslamicate (comparative more Islamicate, superlative most Islamicate)

comparative more Islamicate · superlative most Islamicate

  1. Associated with regions in which Muslims are culturally dominant, but not specifically with the religion of Islam.
  2. Which has been influenced by Islam (religion).

Origin

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  5. LatinIslāmus
  6. New Latinislāmicusder.?
  7. Frenchislamiqueder.?
  8. EnglishIslamic
  9. EnglishIslamicate

From Islamic + -ate (participial adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

Islamicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicate

MLA

“Islamicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicate.

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