"Kairouan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|Kairouan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French Kairouan, {{bor+|en|fr|Kairouan}} Borrowed from French Kairouan, {{der|en|ar|الْقَيْرَوَان}} Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), {{m|ar|قَيْرَوَان|t=caravan}} قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), {{bor|en|pal|kʾlwʾn'|tr=kārawān}} Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), {{doublet|en|caravan}} Doublet of caravan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} Kairouan (uncountable)
  1. A city in Tunisia Wikipedia link: en:Kairouan Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Tunisia, Places in Tunisia Synonyms: Cairouan [dated], Cairoan [obsolete] Derived forms: Kairouani Translations (Translations): الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān) [feminine] (Arabic), Qeyrəvan (Azerbaijani), Kairouan (French), قیروان (qeyravân) (Persian), Қайравон (Qayravon) (Tajik), Kayrevan [singular] (Turkish), قَیرَوان (qairavān) (Urdu), Qayravon (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Kairouan-en-name-SrtOKNAR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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