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madrasa

Syllabification: (ma·dra·sa)
Pronunciation: /məˈdrasə/
(also madrasah or medrese /-ˈdresə/)
Definition of madrasa

noun

  • a college for Islamic instruction.

Origin:

Arabic, 'school, college', from darasa 'to study'

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