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casbah
(käz′bä′, kaz′-)
noun
- in N Africa, a fortress
- the old, crowded quarter of a N African city
Origin: Fr < Ar dial. qaṣba, for qaṣaba, fortress
the crowded quarter of Algiers, Algeria
See casbah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also Kas·bah
noun- A castle or palace in northern Africa.
- often casbah The older section of a city in northern Africa or the Middle East.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Arabic dialectal qaṣba
Origin: , from Arabic qaṣaba, to cut up; see qṣb in Semitic roots
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