Minaret - English meaning
Minaret – definitions in English dictionary
nounA slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls muslims to prayer.
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On july 10, the muezzin called for the muslim prayers from the minarets of grenada's grand mosque o…
nounA tall, thin tower on or near a mosque (= a muslim holy building) from which muslims are called to pray
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Word origin
late 17th century: from French, or from Spanish minarete, Italian minaretto, via Turkish from Arabic manār(a ) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’. Compare with menorah.
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