Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-dee-nuh]
- /məˈdi nə/
- /məˈdiːnə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-dee-nuh]
- /məˈdi nə/
Definitions of medina word
- noun medina a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 1
- noun medina a town in N Ohio. 1
- noun medina The old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town. 1
- noun medina the ancient quarter of any of various North African cities 0
- noun medina a city in W Saudi Arabia: the second most holy city of Islam (after Mecca), with the tomb of Mohammed; university (1960). Pop: 1 044 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun medina city in NW Saudi Arabia: site of Mohammed's tomb & hence a holy city of Islam: pop. 400,000 0
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Origin of medina
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10, medina is from the Arabic word madīna city
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Parts of speech for Medina
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
medina popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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