masjid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of masjid
Arabic; see mosque
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"My biggest fear and concern is, I just don't want her to be afraid of going back to school, going back to the masjid, to the mosque."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The new masjid and community center are still under construction, though its new minaret, more than 70 feet tall, towers over the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Shakur, 36, who lives in Southeast Washington, met Daye at a masjid, or mosque, in Baltimore, and the pair became fast friends.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2021
One of the first was built in 1929, by Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders who constructed a masjid in Ross, N.D., a mosque that still exists today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
I said a hasty good-bye to him and walked around to the small parking lot at the back of the masjid.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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