casbah
casbah · casbahs
касба
The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle EastThe fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
UK/ˈkaz.bɑː/US/ˈkæz.bɑ/
» The Casbah is Algiers' historical center.
Meaning
3 sensesThe fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
ка́сбаkásba
The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
(slang)A person's house or flat/apartment.
More definitions
- an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
Examples
7 sentencesThe Casbah is Algiers' historical center.
The Casbah is part of Algiers's cultural heritage.
The Casbah is a historical district of Algiers.
Algiers has an old town known as the Casbah.
The Casbah of Algiers is the oldest neighborhood in the city.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East:
Origin
Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).
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