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  • proper noun Alternative form of Eid al-Adha.

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Examples

  • My best for Eid ul-Adha, I say to the Muslim fellow who works in the best damned shawarma place in all of Ottawa.

    Christmas fragments 2007

  • My best for Eid ul-Adha, I say to the Muslim fellow who works in the best damned shawarma place in all of Ottawa.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • * Really tacky to do it in the middle of Eid ul-Adha, Islam's holiday celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael.

    meaningless 2006

  • Really tacky to do it in the middle of Eid ul-Adha, Islam's holiday celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael.

    meaningless 2006

  • And those who celebrate Diwali, Eid ul-Adha or Kwanzaa have their own set of practices and symbols.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • Up to 20 more were wounded when the blast struck people leaving prayers to mark the start of Eid ul-Adha, or the festival of sacrifice, Afghan officials said.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Ben Farmer 2011

  • Nevertheless, for Armilat, it means a new start, even if he was still feeling his loss keenly on the eve of Eid ul-Adha in late November.

    Hoopler - middleeast.org 2010

  • With Christmas still fresh in our minds, American Muslims are looking forward to our own holiday, Eid ul-Adha, a three day celebration that marks the successful completion of the Hajj, Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

    Eid ul Adha and the Culture of Commericalism Pamela K Taylor 2007

  • With Christmas still fresh in our minds, American Muslims are looking forward to our own holiday, Eid ul-Adha, a three day celebration that marks the successful completion of the Hajj, Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

    Archive 2006-12-31 Diane Silver 2006

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