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Medina
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Me·di·na  (m-dn)
A city of western Saudi Arabia north of Mecca. The Mosque of the Prophet, containing Muhammad's tomb, is a holy site for Muslim pilgrims. Population: 918,000.
me·di·na  (m-dn)
n.
The old section of an Arab city in North Africa.
[Arabic madna, city, from Aramaic mdint, mdin, jurisdiction, district, from dn, to judge, administer; see dyn in Semitic roots.]
medina [mɛˈdiːnə]
n
(Social Science / Human Geography) (sometimes capital) the ancient quarter of any of various North African cities Compare kasbah
[Arabic, literally: town]
Medina [mɛˈdiːnə]
n
(Placename) a city in W Saudi Arabia: the second most holy city of Islam (after Mecca), with the tomb of Mohammed; university (1960). Pop.: 608 295 (1992) Arabic name Al Madinah Ancient Arabic name Yathrib
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Noun1.Medina - a city in western Saudi ArabiaMedina - a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
Al Madinah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia - an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
Hedjaz, Hejaz, Hijaz - a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2.Medina - the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africamedina - the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
quarter - a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
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Abdul Rahman Al-Shubaily, deputy chairman of the Board of Trustees of Saudi Research and Publishing Company, spoke about the history of printing and publication in Madinah, which saw the publication of three newspapers: Al-Raqeeb, Al-Madinah and Al-Hijaz about 100 years ago.
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