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单词 minaret
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minaret

(mɪnəret)
Word forms: plural minarets
countable noun
A minaret is a tall thin tower which is part of a mosque.

minaret in British English

(ˌmɪnəˈrɛt, ˈmɪnəˌrɛt)
noun
1. 
a slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer
2. 
any structure resembling this
Derived forms
minareted (ˌminaˈreted)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from French, from Turkish, from Arabic manārat lamp, from nār fire

minaret in American English

(ˌmɪnəˈrɛt; ˈmɪnəˌrɛt)
noun
a high, slender tower attached to a mosque, with one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin, or crier, calls the people to prayer
Word origin
Fr < Turk menāret < Ar manāra(t), lighthouse, minaret < base of nār, fire

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Examples of 'minaret' in a sentence
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It was, or had been, a mosque, the minaret of which had been destroyed: only a stump remained.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2003)
Palm trees stood sentinel on the far bank and a graceful minaret rose against the vivid blue sky.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
Jupiter asked, busily tying one end of the rope to the corner of the minaret.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2003)
I could see the green of the cultivated fields and the trees that half-concealed the minaret of the village mosque.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2003)

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