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ma·dra·sa

or ma·dra·sah also ma·dras·sah (mə-drä′sə)

n. Islam

1. An institution for the study of Islamic theology and religious law.

2. The buildings and grounds of such an institution, typically attached to a mosque.

[Arabic, school, from darasa, to study; see drš in Semitic roots.]

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madrasah

(məˈdræsə; ˈmɑːdræsə) or

madrasa

;

medrese

(məˈdrɛseɪ)

(Islam) Islam an educational institution, particularly for Islamic religious instruction

[from Arabic, literally: place of learning]

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madrasah - Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"

madrasa

religious school - a school run by a religious body

Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic of Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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