Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The old section of an Arab city in North Africa.
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- noun The traditional, old or non-European area of a North African town.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It also provided a fine view of the medina from the rooftop, where you felt a bit like a bee in a large honeycomb.
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Taking Care of Animals 2009
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The city was a lot larger than we expected and had the old quarter near the port which was commonly called medina in Arabic and a newer modern part of town.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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The city was a lot larger than we expected and had the old quarter near the port which was commonly called medina in Arabic and a newer modern part of town.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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This system brings Tetouan's underground streams to the city's historic nucleus (known as the medina) via a gravity-driven network of interlocking clay pipes.
VQR 2010
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The medina was the original settlement at Casablanca.
THE VIEW FROM FEZ 2010
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At night, all of the medina is a rough neighborhood.
Aspen Times - Top Stories Story and photos by Andy Stone 2009
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We entered the medina, which is quite large, in search of Casa Perlita or Perlida or whatever it was.
Planet Nomad 2009
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After visiting the mosque I walk back to my hotel through the medina, which is far grittier and grungier than those of Fes and Marrakech.
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After visiting the mosque I walk back to my hotel through the medina, which is far grittier and grungier than those of Fes and Marrakech.
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After visiting the mosque I walk back to my hotel through the medina, which is far grittier and grungier than those of Fes and Marrakech.
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