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MEDINA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("medina" is a kind of...):
quarter (a district of a city having some distinguishing character)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
Synonyms:
Al Madinah; Medina
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Medina" is a part of...):
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)
Hedjaz; Hejaz; Hijaz (a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
