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- 4 dictionary resultsme⋅di⋅na
[muh-dee-nuh] 
–noun
| the old Arab quarter of a North African city. |
Origin:
1905–10; < Ar madīna city
1905–10; < Ar madīna city
Me⋅di⋅na
[muh-dee-nuh for 1; muh-dahy-nuh for 2] –noun
| 1. | a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 150,000. |
| 2. | a town in N Ohio. 15,268. |
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| me·di·na (mĭ-dē'nə) n. The old section of an Arab city in North Africa. [Arabic madīna, city, from Aramaic mədintā, mədinā, jurisdiction, district, from dān, to judge, administer; see dyn in Semitic roots.] |
| Me·di·na (mĭ-dē'nə) A city of western Saudi Arabia north of Mecca. The Mosque of the Prophet, containing Muhammad's tomb, is a holy site for Muslim pilgrims. Population: 918,000. |
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