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minaret
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min·a·ret  (mn-rt)
n.
A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin summons the people to prayer.

[French, from Turkish minrat, from Arabic manra, lamp; see nwr in Semitic roots.]

minaret [ˌmɪnəˈrɛt ˈmɪnəˌrɛt]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) any structure resembling this
[from French, from Turkish, from Arabic manārat lamp, from nār fire]
minareted  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.minaretminaret - slender tower with balconies        
mosque - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Translations
minaret [mɪnəˈret] Nalminar m, minarete m

minaret [ˌmɪnəˈrɛt] nminaret m

minaret
nMinarett nt

minaret [ˌmɪnəˈrɛt] nminareto
minaret [ˌmɪnəˈrɛt] nminareto

minaret
n minaret [minəˈret]
a tower on a mosque from which the call to prayer is sounded. minaret مِئْذَنَه минаре minaret minaret das Minarett μιναρές alminar, minarete minarett مناره minareetti minaret צְרִיחַ מִסגָד मीनार minaret minaret menara bænaturn minareto 光塔 (회교 사원의) 뾰족탑 minaretas minarets menara minaret minaret minaret minarete mina­ret минарет minaret minaret minaret minaret หอสูงยอดแหลมบนสุเหร่า ใช้เป็นที่เรียกคนมาสวดมนตร์ minare (伊斯蘭教寺院的)尖塔,宣禮塔 мінарет مینارہ tháp (ở giáo đường Hồi giáo) ()


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