madrasah

American

[muh-dras-uh] / məˈdræs ə /

Or madrasa,

noun

Islam.

a school or college, especially a school attached to a mosque where young men study theology.

madrasah British

/ məˈdrɛseɪ, ˈmɑːdræsə, məˈdræsə /

noun

Islam an educational institution, particularly for Islamic religious instruction

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Etymology

Origin of madrasah

From Arabic

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"He was ready to stay with me," says Hayat, "but I pushed him into the madrasah."

From Time Magazine Archive

Within a few years, the Markaz had expanded to include a madrasah, separate schools for boys and girls, a free hospital and a university.

From Time Magazine Archive

By then Ali Ghufron was known as Mukhlas and was a revered teacher at a madrasah.

From Time Magazine Archive

Iltimas recalls lying next to Lindh on their separate cots at night, talking about opening a madrasah in the U.S.

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This is one of the most important mosques of any age, and is the most characteristic of the madrasah form.

From Travels in the Far East by Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

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