[muh-dee-nuh] 
| the old Arab quarter of a North African city. |
[muh-dee-nuh for 1; muh-dahy-nuh for 2] | 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. |
| 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. |