medina
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/məˈdinə/
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/məˈdinə/ · /məˈdiːnə/ (UK)
Definition of medina
28 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- 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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- 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.
- A province of Saudi Arabia.
- A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.
- A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.
- A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.
- A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.
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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.”
- A female given name transferred from the surname.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- A community in Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.
- A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
- A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.
- A village in Tolna County, Hungary.
- A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.
- A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
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noun
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.
Words you can make from medina
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14 words4-letter words
28 words- AMID 7 pts
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- DIME 7 pts
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- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
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- MANE 6 pts
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- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
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