minaret

[ min-uh-ret, min-uh-ret ]
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noun
  1. a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.

Origin of minaret

1
1675–85; <French minaret,Spanish minarete, or Italian minaretto ≪ Arabic manārah lighthouse, perhaps akin to nār fire

Other words from minaret

  • min·a·ret·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for minaret

minaret

/ (ˌmɪnəˈrɛt, ˈmɪnəˌrɛt) /


noun
  1. a slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer

  2. any structure resembling this

Origin of minaret

1
C17: from French, from Turkish, from Arabic manārat lamp, from nār fire

Derived forms of minaret

  • minareted, adjective

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