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CASBAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does casbah mean?
• CASBAH (noun)
The noun CASBAH has 1 sense:
1. an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
Familiarity information: CASBAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
casbah; kasbah
Hypernyms ("casbah" is a kind of...):
quarter (a district of a city having some distinguishing character)
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