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medina

nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//məˈdiːnə//

The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.

noun

  1. 1

    The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.

    Although Hicham usually worked in the new town, he still lived in the medina.

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā)bor. Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna)bor. English medina Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).

Forms

plural
medinas
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