madrasah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of madrasah
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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The first time I thought we might be in some trouble in Uzbekistan was on the grounds of a historic madrasah at the center of the Silk Road city of Bukhara.
From Time Magazine Archive
The four men used the madrasah as a base for recruiting their earliest disciples.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mostly silent, nameless gentleman sitting across from us piped up: "There has never been an extremist graduate from this madrasah, and there never will be."
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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