Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The evening meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan, traditionally featuring the fruit of the date palm as a first course.
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- noun Islam the
evening meal (ofdates ) that breaks each day'sfast duringRamadan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Companies are scaling back the events, called iftar receptions, seen as important opportunities to network with business partners against the backdrop of some of the city's most luxurious hotels.
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And I want to quickly just show you, if you can see, there's, of course, a holy Muslim month of Ramadan right now and every day they break fast in a meal that is called iftar just as the sun sets.
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That signal was "iftar" -- the moment when Muslims observing the holy months of Ramadan break their daily fast.
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The fast is broken each day with a celebratory meal called an iftar.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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That signal was "iftar" -- the moment when Muslims observing the holy months of Ramadan break their daily fast.
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That signal was "iftar" -- the moment when Muslims observing the holy months of Ramadan break their daily fast.
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The fast is broken each day with a celebratory meal called an iftar.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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That signal was "iftar" -- the moment when Muslims observing the holy months of Ramadan break their daily fast.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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T. S Gopinanthan Nair, secretary of Nair Service Society, a Hindu outfit, termed the iftar as a good example of communal harmony.
Medindia Health News 2009
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At night, a meal and prayer known as iftar breaks the fast and it is resumed the following morning.
Iowa State Daily 2008
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