"al-Mada'in" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin, literally “The Cities”) (plural of مَدِينَة (madīna)), calque of the Aramaic name. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|اَلْمَدَائِن|lit=The Cities}} Arabic اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin, literally “The Cities”), {{cog|arc|-}} Aramaic, {{root|en|ar|م د ن}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} al-Mada'in
  1. An historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris. Wikipedia link: al-Mada'in Translations (Translations): اَلْمَدَائِن (al-madāʔin) (Arabic), আল-মদাইন (al-môdain) (Bengali)

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