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[ kaz-buh, -bah, kahz- ] / ˈkæz bə, -bɑ, ˈkɑz- /
nounthe older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers. Origin of KasbahFrom the Arabic word qaṣabah citadel Words nearby KasbahKarzai, kas, Kasai, Kasai operation, Kasavubu, Kasbah, kasha, kasher, Kashi, kashim, Kashin-Bek disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for KasbahThe ancient Grande Mosque and Kasbah fortress line the main plaza square. Morocco's Secret All-Blue City|Nina Strochlic|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST With a breathtaking view over the bay and the ruins of Carthage, we could see all the way back to Tunis and the Kasbah. A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists|Thomas A. Bass|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Come," whispered my guide, and he led me by short cuts through the narrow lanes to the Kasbah. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine At last we reached the prison, the principal feature of the Kasbah. In the Tail of the Peacock|Isabel Savory
Such was my notion of what happened at the Kasbah of Fez after I had passed the gates of the city. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine We were out again later with a guide—Hadj Riffi he called himself—bent on a visit to the Kasbah, or fortress of the city. In the Tail of the Peacock|Isabel Savory There was nobody in sight; without doubt the whole population of the place was congregated about the kasbah. King of the Air|Herbert Strang
British Dictionary definitions for Kasbah
noun (sometimes capital)the citadel of any of various North African cities the quarter in which a kasbah is locatedCompare medina Word Origin for kasbahfrom Arabic qaṣba citadel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |