casbah
Britishnoun
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Also among the possibilities: Iceland in winter, exploring the “birthplace of tea” in China, or strolling through the sacred granaries, casbahs and feasts of Morocco, or tracking wolves in Sweden.
From Washington Times
The twins were just shy of 2 years old in 1957 when French troops seized Asselah, then 33, at the doctor’s office where he worked in the casbah of Algiers.
From Washington Post
“I treat Home Depot like a casbah,” she said.
From Washington Post
Decades have passed since she and her friends moved between hideouts in the winding streets of the casbah of Algiers, where freedom fighters once organized in secret.
From Washington Post
Strummer’s lyrics are inspired by Iran’s post-Islamic revolution ban on pop music, the singer’s idea being that the people would rise up and “rock the casbah”.
From The Guardian
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