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mohammed ii
nounC1
/məʊˈhæmɪd ðə ˈsekənd/The name of a specific 15th-century Ottoman sultan, known as Mehmed the Conqueror.
mohammed of ghor
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/mʊˈhæm.əd əv ˈɡɔːr/A 12th-century sultan of the Ghurid dynasty who led significant military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent.
mohammed reza pahlavi
nounLow (mainly in historical, political, and cultural contexts)
/məʊˌhæmɪd ˌreɪzə pɑːˈlɑːvi/Proper noun: The last Shah (King) of Iran, who ruled from 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
mohammed zahir shah
nounLow (proper noun, historical context)
/məʊˈhæmɪd ˈzɑːhɪə ˈʃɑː/The last king of Afghanistan who reigned from 1933 to 1973.
mohammedan
adjectivenounVery Low
/məʊˈhæmɪd(ə)n/An archaic and now widely considered offensive term for a follower of the Islamic faith; of or relating to the religion of Islam.
mohammedanism
nounVery Low
/məʊˈhamɪd(ə)nɪz(ə)m/An archaic and now offensive term for the religion of Islam, considered incorrect and disrespectful.
mohammedanize
verbverb-transitiveArchaic / Very Low
/məʊˈhamɪdənʌɪz/To convert to or cause to conform with Islam, particularly with an archaic or outsider emphasis.
moharram
nounLow
/mʊˈhær.əm/The first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, considered sacred in Islam.
mohave
adjectivenounC2
/məʊˈhɑːv/A member of a Native American people living along the Colorado River in Arizona and California.
mohave desert
nounLow
/məʊˈhɑːvi ˈdɛzət/A large, arid desert region located in southeastern California and parts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, known for its extreme temperatures and iconic Joshua trees.
mohawk
nounB2
/ˈməʊ.hɔːk/A hairstyle in which both sides of the head are shaved, leaving a central strip of upright hair from the forehead to the nape of the neck.
mohegan
nounLow
/məʊˈhiːɡən/An Indigenous Algonquian people historically from the area that is now Connecticut and parts of Rhode Island in the United States.
mohel
nounLow
/ˈmɔɪ.əl/A Jewish person trained to perform the ritual circumcision of an 8-day-old Jewish male infant, as mandated by Jewish law.
mohenjo-daro
nounC2
/məʊˌhɛndʒəʊ ˈdɑːrəʊ/The name of a major archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Pakistan.
mohican
nounB2
/məʊˈhiːkən/A member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people originally from the upper Hudson River valley, now part of New York state.
mohism
nounC2
/ˈməʊɪz(ə)m/The ethical doctrine and school of thought founded by the ancient Chinese philosopher Mozi, emphasizing universal love, utilitarianism, and anti-aggression.
moho
nounVery Low
/ˈməʊ.həʊ/The boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle, distinguished by a change in seismic velocity.
mohock
nounVery low / Archaic
/ˈməʊhɒk/Historical term for a member of a group of aristocratic ruffians in early 18th-century London who engaged in violent nighttime assaults.
mohole
nounVery Low
/ˈməʊ.həʊl/A deep hole drilled through the Earth's crust, typically into or through the Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho).
moholy-nagy
nounVery Low
/ˌməʊ.hɒl.i ˈnɒdʒ/A surname, specifically that of László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), a Hungarian painter, photographer, and Bauhaus professor.

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