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minah

[ mee-nah ]
/ ˈmi nɑ /
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noun Indian Architecture.
a memorial tower, as a stamba.
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Origin of minah

<Hindi mīnār, apocopated variant of mīnāra;see minaret

Words nearby minah

MIMunE, min, mina, minable, minacious, minah, Mina Hassan Tani, Minamata disease, Minamoto, Minamoto Yoritomo, Minangkabau
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How to use minah in a sentence

  • Every magpie, minah, and wattle-bird within a mile joins in the clamour.

    The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

  • The Indian minah, after becoming common, is said to be retreating before the English starling.

    The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
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