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ma·dra·sah also ma·dra·sa or ma·dras·sah   (mə-drä'sə)   
n.   Islam
A building or group of buildings used for teaching Islamic theology and religious law, typically including a mosque.

[Arabic madrasa, from darasa, to study; see drš in Semitic roots.]
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