Kasbah
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Kas·bah
(kăz′bä′, käz′-)n.
Variant of Casbah.
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kasbah
(ˈkæzbɑː) orcasbah
n (sometimes capital)
1. (Architecture) the citadel of any of various North African cities
2. the quarter in which a kasbah is located. Compare medina
[from Arabic qaṣba citadel]
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Kas•bah
or Cas•bah
(ˈkæz bɑ, ˈkɑz-)n.
the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, esp. Algiers.
[< Arabic qaṣabah citadel]
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| Noun | 1. | kasbah - an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located quarter - a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" |
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