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Kerbela

ker·bela

uncommon

noun

1.

a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed''s grandson who was killed there in 680

Origin

From Ottoman Turkish كربلا, from Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (Karbalāʔ) of uncertain origin.

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