Medina

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɛˈdiːnə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Medina': (mə dē′nə for 1; mə dī′nə for 2); 'medina': (mə dē′nə)



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Medina / mɛˈdiːnə/
  1. a city in W Saudi Arabia: the second most holy city of Islam (after Mecca), with the tomb of Muhammad; university (1960). Pop: 1 044 000 (2005 est)
    Arabic name: Al Madinah
    Ancient Arabic name: Yathrib
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•di•na  (mə dē′nə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
  • Arabic madīna city
  • 1905–10

Me•di•na  (mə dē′nə for 1; mə dī′nə for 2),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 150,000.
  2. Place Namesa town in N Ohio. 15,268.

'Medina' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Al Hijrah - Al Madinah - Ansar - Hegira - Hijaz - Hijra - Holy City - Muhammad - Yathrib

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