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noun mɛˈdiːnəməˈdinə The old walled part of a North African town. Example sentencesExamples - In the centre, the old town, or medina, is walled in by ramparts and gives it an historical and cultural dimension.
- I was fascinated by the medina - it was the first time I'd been to a bazaar.
- Within the walls of the medina, the buildings close in on you, and you are taken into cool shadow.
- The medina, the medieval old town, is the one place where people do leave their homes, because tanks cannot get down the narrow twisting alleys.
- Some buildings within the medina are centuries old, while others are relatively new.
Origin Arabic, literally 'town'. proper nounmɛˈdiːnəməˈdinə A city in western Saudi Arabia, around an oasis some 320 km (200 miles) north of Mecca; population 1,010,000 (est. 2007). Arabic name al-Madinah
Medina was the refuge of Muhammad's infant Muslim community from its removal from Mecca in AD 622 until its return there in 630. It is Muhammad's burial place and the site of the first Islamic mosque, constructed around his tomb. It is considered by Muslims to be the second most holy city after Mecca, and a visit to the prophet's tomb at Medina often forms a sequel to the formal pilgrimage to Mecca Rhymes Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, verbena, vina, weaner, Wilhelmina, Zena angina, assigner, china, consignor, decliner, definer, Dinah, diner, diviner, forty-niner, hardliner, incliner, Indo-China, liner, maligner, miner, minor, mynah, recliner, refiner, Regina, Salina, Shekinah, shiner, signer, South Carolina, Steiner, twiner, whiner nounməˈdinəməˈdēnə The old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town. Example sentencesExamples - Some buildings within the medina are centuries old, while others are relatively new.
- The medina, the medieval old town, is the one place where people do leave their homes, because tanks cannot get down the narrow twisting alleys.
- In the centre, the old town, or medina, is walled in by ramparts and gives it an historical and cultural dimension.
- Within the walls of the medina, the buildings close in on you, and you are taken into cool shadow.
- I was fascinated by the medina - it was the first time I'd been to a bazaar.
Origin Arabic, literally ‘town’. proper nounməˈdēnəməˈdinə A city in western Saudi Arabia, around an oasis about 200 miles (320 km) north of Mecca; population 1,010,000 (est. 2007). It is Muhammad's burial place and the site of the first Islamic mosque, which is constructed around his tomb. It is considered by Muslims to be the second most holy city after Mecca, and a visit to the prophet's tomb at Medina often forms a sequel to the formal pilgrimage to Mecca. Arabic name al-Madinah
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