Casbah Definition

käzbä, kazbä
noun
In N Africa, a fortress.
Webster's New World
The old, crowded quarter of a N African city.
Webster's New World
The older section of a city in northern Africa or the Middle East.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
Casbah
Plural:
casbahs

Origin of Casbah

  • French from Arabic dialectal qaṭba from Arabic qaṭaba to cut up qṭb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic قصبة (kasabah)

    From Wiktionary

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