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madrasa

mad·rasa

UK/məˈdɹæsə/ uncommon

noun

1.

Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • “the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students”
  • “many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia”
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Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”).

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