medina

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
  2. noun the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Al Madinah

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