Kasbah
noun
the older, Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
Kasbah
American
[kaz-buh, -bah, kahz-]
/ ˈkæz bə, -bɑ, ˈkɑz- /
Or
Casbah
noun
kasbah
British
/ ˈkæzbɑː /
noun
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the citadel of any of various North African cities
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the quarter in which a kasbah is located Compare medina
Etymology
Origin of Kasbah
First recorded in 1730–40; from Arabic qaṣabah “citadel, fortress”
Example Sentences
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In the city’s Kasbah, meanwhile, we encountered stomach-churning sights of another sort.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
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
As one review put it: “Rock the Kasbah gives the impression that the nation’s ideological rebirth would have been impossible without the gumption of a hasbeen music manager learning to shed his cynicism.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2016
And you could also drive in the incomparable Atlas Mountains, where you could throw a bash at the Kasbah Tamadot luxury resort and its nomadic owner, Richard Branson.
From The Verge ● Mar. 8, 2016
Its crowning point is the Kasbah, or ancient fortress of the Deys, about 500 feet above the sea, now serving as barracks.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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
The citadel was once the kasbah of the Moors.
From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Budgett Meakin
Even through the thick walls of the kasbah they had heard sounds of great excitement in the town.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Herbert Strang
Then Tom sent the airship aloft again, and hurried back to the kasbah.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Herbert Strang
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