10-23-2003, 01:15 PM
Quote:<i>Originally posted by Aqilah </i><b>How are the muslims and the Jews cousins??? </b>cous·in ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kzn)
n.
A child of one's aunt or uncle. Also called first cousin.
A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.
A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
A member of a kindred group or country: our Canadian cousins.
Something similar in quality or character: “There's no mistaking soca for its distant Jamaican cousin, reggae” (Michael Saunders).
Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.