Bulgarian

Noun

мегдан • ‎(megdan) m

1. square
2. open space

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Persian میدان ‎(meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان ‎(maydān).

Noun

мегдан • ‎(megdan) m

1. battlefield
2. (archaic) square (open space)

Inflection

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• мѐјда̄н

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان ‎(meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان ‎(maydān). Compare мѐјда̄н.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /měɡdaːn/
• Hyphenation: мег‧дан

Noun

мѐгда̄н m ‎(Latin spelling mègdān)

1. (historical) a type of competition in physical training organized in the medieval Balkans during the Ottoman Empire
2. (regional, expressively, folk poetry and oral literature) battle, duel, fight

Declension