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  medina

  noun

  the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
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  Medina

  noun

  a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located.

medina

¹ American  

[muh-dee-nuh] / məˈdi nə /

noun

1. the old Arab quarter of a North African city.

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Medina ² American  

[muh-dee-nuh, muh-dahy-nuh] / məˈdi nə, məˈdaɪ nə /

noun

1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located.

2. a town in N Ohio.

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Medina ¹ British  

/ mɛˈdiːnə /

noun

1. Arabic name: Al Madinah.  Ancient Arabic name: Yathrib.  a city in W Saudi Arabia: the second most holy city of Islam (after Mecca), with the tomb of Mohammed; university (1960). Pop: 1 044 000 (2005 est)

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medina ² British  

/ mɛˈdiːnə /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) the ancient quarter of any of various North African cities Compare kasbah

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Etymology

Origin of medina

First recorded in 1905–10, medina is from the Arabic word madīna city

Example Sentences

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Away from the medina, families were sleeping in open spaces and along roads.

From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2023

Young boys can be seen playing the game on the streets or on dusty fields, from the snowy foothills of the Atlas Mountains to the medina of Marrakech.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

I explained that porters linger in the parking areas outside the medina and will cart bags through the car-free zone, sometimes without asking first.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022

In “Where Donkeys Deliver,” she marvels over the beasts that ferry all manner of supplies in the medina, the walled city within Fez, Morocco, whose narrow alleys cannot accommodate cars or motor bikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

Over and over, I had seen the truth on the washing table—this goldene medina demanded you to sacrifice your body.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Not everyone, however, is unhappy being employed in a workshop, including Medina Arnaut, 35.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Angie Medina heads the Whittier Latino Coalition, which since 2000 has pushed for more Latinos on the council.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Ms. Medina, playing the flustered, overtaxed Tiphaine, is terrific, as is Ms. Arné, whose Lucie has to toggle from hard-boiled detective to strategy-free investigator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

That said, just last term, in her dissenting opinion in Medina v.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

Captain Roque Carnicero and his six men left with Colonel Aureliano Buendía to free the revolutionary general Victorio Medina, who had been condemned to death in Riohacha.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez