Medina

Word MEDINA
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Pronunciations /məˈdiːnə/

Definitions and meanings of "Medina"

What do we mean by medina?

The old section of an Arab city in North Africa. noun

The traditional, old or non-European area of a North African town. noun

The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.

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The word "medina" in example sentences

It also provided a fine view of the medina from the rooftop, where you felt a bit like a bee in a large honeycomb. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The city was a lot larger than we expected and had the old quarter near the port which was commonly called medina in Arabic and a newer modern part of town. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This system brings Tetouan's underground streams to the city's historic nucleus (known as the medina) via a gravity-driven network of interlocking clay pipes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The medina was the original settlement at Casablanca. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At night, all of the medina is a rough neighborhood. ❋ Story And Photos By Andy Stone (2009)

We entered the medina, which is quite large, in search of Casa Perlita or Perlida or whatever it was. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After visiting the mosque I walk back to my hotel through the medina, which is far grittier and grungier than those of Fes and Marrakech. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In Yathrib (subsequently called madīnat al-nabī or "City of the Prophet," often shortened to "medina" or "city") Muhammad promulgated a "constitution" that defined the rights of the various groups and which recognized him as a prophet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After arriving, we set out into the "medina", or old town enclosed by a fortress type wall, not allowing cars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even just three years ago, while wandering Fes's medina, I noticed a certain distance between boys and girls, staring and flirting with little actual contact. ❋ Derek Beres (2011)

The square is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its snake charmers, fire breathers and old town, or medina. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the narrow streets of the old medina, tourists were bartering over bags. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Amid the mêlée of this Moroccan city's ancient medina, many of its riads - the name of the traditional houses with an inner courtyard - have been transformed into stylish hideaways. ❋ Juliet Kinsman (2010)

The Ben Ali family expanded when the Tunisian president, who had divorced from his first wife, in 1992 married his long-time mistress Leila Trabelsi, the daughter of a shopkeeper and an employee of a Turkish bath in Tunis's medina. ❋ David Gauthier-Villars (2011)

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