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  Kasbah

  noun

  the older, Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
• kasbah
  kasbah

  noun

  the citadel of any of various North African cities

Kasbah

American  

[kaz-buh, -bah, kahz-] / ˈkæz bə, -bɑ, ˈkɑz- /

Or Casbah

noun

1. the older, Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.

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kasbah British  

/ ˈkæzbɑː /

noun

1. the citadel of any of various North African cities

2. the quarter in which a kasbah is located Compare medina

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Etymology

Origin of Kasbah

First recorded in 1730–40; from Arabic qaṣabah “citadel, fortress”

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Example Sentences

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"That was a way for many local farmers to make additional revenue," said Bouchbouk, whose Kasbah La Dame guesthouse employs 14 people.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023

In the 1970s, when this now-abandoned cliff-face promenade still permitted visitors to explore the natural arches and balconies down in the gorge, Constantine boasted 20 hotels in its Kasbah alone.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022

But from Garfield to Rock the Kasbah, nobody has ever really understood how Bill Murray chooses the work he takes.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2018

It’s hard to walk or drive down Kasbah Drive or Minzah Way without being waved at, repeatedly.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017

If you go there, don't fail to see the old Arab part of the city—the Kasbah, I think they call it.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard

The overnight raid in the old city, or kasbah, of Nablus, was one of the deadliest in the West Bank in 2022 and comes at a time of escalating tensions.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

While she was there, she stumbled across a glorious kasbah in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, a 45-minute drive south of Marrakech.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2014

“Come down in the airship on the terraced roof of the kasbah under cover of night, and trust to luck to find our way to the prisoners’ quarters.”

From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Herbert Strang

So in the deserted walls of the kasbah we passed the night.

From In the Tail of the Peacock by Isabel Savory

Sheshaoua was no douar, but a high-walled collection of houses, overlooked by the modern kasbah on the hill.

From In the Tail of the Peacock by Isabel Savory

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