madrassa

noun

ma·​dras·​sa mə-ˈdra-sə How to pronounce madrassa (audio)
-ˈdrä-
variants or madrasa or less commonly madrassah or madrasah
: a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque

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And this year the U.N. reported that the Taliban is, once again, aiding and abetting Al Qaeda, which now runs eight training camps and five madrassas in Afghanistan. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024 Admission to the Biennale, which will be spread out among the mosques and madrassas for which Bukhara is known, will be free. News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2024 The debate around the need for women to veil (or not) is vibrant, and many businessmen legitimize their prosperity by investing in new mosques or madrassas. Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2017 Uncle continued to act so nicely that even the pupils at the madrassa agreed that a change of some kind had occurred. Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for madrassa 

Word History

Etymology

Arabic madrasa

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of madrassa was in 1616

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“Madrassa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madrassa. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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