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”
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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
Looking at the current output, such as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Rock the Kasbah and London Has Fallen, you could easily get the impression that Hollywood is part of the problem, rather than a potential solution.
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
"We might explore the Kasbah for an hour, and call again, to inquire."
From The Golden Silence by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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
“They’ll collar us and hold us to ransom—perhaps we’ll all find ourselves before long in the kasbah of Ain Afroo.”
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Herbert Strang
“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
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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