English Explanatory Dictionary

casbah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
A person's house or flat/apartment.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaz.bɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-casbah.wav /ˈkæz.bɑ/

Word forms

casbah casbahs cusbah kasbah qasbah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Translations

Arabic: قَصَبَة Bulgarian: касаба́ Esperanto: kasbaho Esperanto: citadelo Finnish: kasba French: casbah French: kasbah Hungarian: kaszba Italian: casba Japanese: カスバ Norwegian Bokmål: kasbah Persian: قَصَبَه Iranian Persian: قَصَبِه Polish: kazba Portuguese: casbá Russian: ка́сба Tajik: қасаба Turkish: kasaba Ottoman Turkish: قصبه

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