Kairouan

[ French ker-wahn ]

/ French kɛrˈwɑ̃ /

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noun

a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.

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Also Kair·wan

[kahyuhr-wahn]. /kaɪərˈwɑn/.

Words nearby Kairouan

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How to use Kairouan in a sentence

In other words, Europeans are forbidden to enter any of the Tunisian mosques save those at Kairouan.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
In Tunisia, with the exception of the mosques at Kairouan, none but the Mussulman may pass their thresholds.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
Kairouan became the capital of what is now Tunisia in the ninth century, and Tunis itself was its servitor.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
It was very short, and was addressed from Kairouan, where Artois had established himself for the spring in an Arab house.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens

She would go to Kairouan, to close the eyes of her friend if he must die, if not to nurse him back to life.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for Kairouan

Kairouan

Kairwan or Qairwan (kaɪəˈwɑːn)

/ (French kɛrwɑ̃) /

noun

a city in NE Tunisia: one of the holy cities of Islam; pilgrimage and trading centre. Pop: 124 000 (2005 est)

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