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casbah

casbah

English

Alternative forms

Noun

casbah ‎(plural casbahs)

  1. The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
  2. (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

Translations

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas.ba/

Etymology

From Arabic قَصَبَة ‎(qaṣaba)

Noun

casbah f ‎(plural casbahs)

  1. casbah

Etymology

From Arabic قَصَبَة ‎(qaṣaba).

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