medina

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/məˈdinə/
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/məˈdinə/ · /məˈdiːnə/ (UK)

Definition of medina

28 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
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  1. A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
  2. A province of Saudi Arabia.
  3. A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.
  4. A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.
  5. A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.
  6. A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.
  7. A surname from Spanish.
    ““It’s a great message that we’re sending not only here in Huntington Park but in other cities as well,” Medina added.”
  8. A female given name transferred from the surname.
  9. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  10. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  11. A community in Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.
  12. A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
  13. A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.
  14. A village in Tolna County, Hungary.
  15. A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.
  16. A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
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noun

  1. The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
    “Although Hicham usually worked in the new town, he still lived in the medina.”

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Etymology

From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.

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