Medina Definition

mĭ-dēnə
noun
The old native quarter of a N African city.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Al Madinah
pronoun

A city, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hejira was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.

Wiktionary
Various other cities of that name; See Medina.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Medina

Noun

Singular:
medina
Plural:
medinas

Origin of Medina

  • Arabic madīna city from Aramaic mədintā, mədinā jurisdiction, district from dān to judge, administer dyn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic المدينة المنورة (al-madÄ«nat al-munáwwara, “the enlightened city").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Arabic مدينة (madÄ«na, “town")

    From Wiktionary

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