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medina definition

me·dina (mə dē′nə)

noun

the old native quarter of a N African city

Etymology: native term in N Africa, orig. lit., city < Ar medinat, city

Medina definition

Me·di·na (mə dē′nə)

city in NW Saudi Arabia: site of Mohammed's tomb & hence a holy city of Islam: pop. 400,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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