ma·dra·sah also ma·dra·sa or ma·dras·sah (m -drä s) or me·dre·se (-dr s)n. Islam A building or group of buildings used for teaching Islamic theology and religious law, typically including a mosque. [Arabic madrasa, from darasa, to study; see dr  in Semitic roots.] |
madrasah, madrasa [məˈdræsə ˈmɑːdræsə], medrese [məˈdrɛseɪ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam an educational institution, particularly for Islamic religious instruction
[from Arabic, literally: place of learning]
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| Noun | 1. |  madrasah - Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"religious school - a school run by a religious body Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic of Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 |
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