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Cas⋅bah

  [kaz-buh, -bah, kahz-]
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Kas⋅bah

  [kaz-buh, -bah, kahz-]
–noun
the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, esp. Algiers.
Also, Casbah.

Origin:
< Ar qaṣabah citadel
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Cas·bah also Kas·bah   (kāz'bä', käz'-)   
n.  

  1. A castle or palace in northern Africa.

  2. often casbah The older section of a city in northern Africa or the Middle East.


[French, from Arabic dialectal qaṣba, from Arabic qaṣaba, to cut up; see qṣb in Semitic roots.]
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Word Origin & History

casbah 
from Fr. casbah, from N.African Arab dialect kasba "fortress."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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