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
“They are pulling down houses around the maidan and there is a long line of bullock carts carrying bricks.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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
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