"medina" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈdiːnə/ [UK] Forms: medinas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَدِينَة||town, city}} Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”), {{root|en|ar|م د ن}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} medina (plural medinas)
  1. The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town. Wikipedia link: Medina quarter Related terms: Medina Translations (old town of Arab cities): مَدِينَة عَتِيقَة (madīna ʕatīqa) [feminine] (Arabic), مَدِينَة قَدِيمَة (madīna qadīma) [feminine] (Arabic), medina [feminine] (Czech), médina [feminine] (French), almedina [feminine] (Portuguese), medina [feminine] (Portuguese), меди́на (medína) [feminine] (Russian), medina [feminine] (Spanish)

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