Definitions for bairambaɪˈrɑm, ˈbaɪ rɑm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Bai•rambaɪˈrɑm, ˈbaɪ rɑm(n.)
Category: Eastern Religions
Ref: ‘Id al-Adha .
a fast day after Ramadan.
Category: Eastern Religions
Origin of Bairam:
1590–1600; < Turkish bayram lit., festival, ult. < Iranian
Wiktionary
bairam(Noun)
two Muslim festivals held after Ramadan.
Origin: bayram \
Webster Dictionary
Bairam(noun)
the name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bairam
a Mohammedan festival of three days at the conclusion of the Ramadan, followed by another of four days, seventy days later, called the Second Bairam, in commemoration of the offering up of Isaac, and accompanied with sacrifices.
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