maidan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maidan
1615–25; < Hindi maidān < Persian < Arabic maydān
Example Sentences
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Spotted by a coach whilst playing at a maidan, he was set on a course to be player of the tournament at the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, when India were runners-up.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024
The protests, peaceful at first, began that day in the main square, or maidan, in Kyiv.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Two years on from the maidan protests in Kiev, a longtime writer on eastern Europe tells the human story behind the headlines about the conflict in Ukraine.
From Economist ● Dec. 3, 2015
Around the maidan they built their huts, for there was no other place for them, and into these brought their wives and children, making a community of their own.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Not I. They had invaded our village with clatter and din, had taken from us the maidan where our children played, and had made the bazaar prices too high for us.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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