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

From Time Magazine Archive

His chosen site was just a kilometer or so away from the madrasah where a one-eyed cleric named Mullah Mohammed Omar launched a movement of young religious zealots in 1994.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The four men used the madrasah as a base for recruiting their earliest disciples.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a wisdom far in advance of his time, he planned to educate the followers of Shi'aism by the introduction of madrasah mosques and colleges.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

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