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

Example Sentences

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The sound of boys reciting the Koran reverberates from inside a madrasah.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

They still do in the Pakistani madrasah, or religious school, where he teaches today.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

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