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noun a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
noun the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
originEtymology tree Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā)bor. Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna)bor. English medina Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).
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