maidan

American  

[mahy-dahn] / maɪˈdɑn /

noun

1. an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.

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maidan British  

/ mæˈdɑːn /

noun

1. (in Pakistan, India, etc) an open space used for meetings, sports, etc

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Etymology

Origin of maidan

1615–25; < Hindi maidān < Persian < Arabic maydān

Example Sentences

She says that role was "born on the Maidan", shorthand for the mass protests in 2014 that eventually swept a pro-Russian president from power.

From BBC

Portnov later pursued activists who took part in Ukraine's Maidan Revolution, which toppled Viktor Yanukovych from power, and forced him to escape the country to Russia.

From BBC

This weekend, friends gathered to remember Viktoriia on the Maidan in central Kyiv.

From BBC

A small crowd had gathered at a memorial site on Maidan Square in Kyiv.

From BBC

Andrew E. Kramer covered the Maidan uprising in 2014, the war in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022.

From New York Times