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Definition of Casbah
1. Noun. An older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located.
Definition of Casbah
1. Noun. The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. ¹
2. Noun. (qualifier by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Casbah
1. the old section of a North African city [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Casbah
Literary usage of Casbah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daytrips Spain and Portugal: 50 One Day Advnetures by Car, Rail Or Ferry by Norman P. T. Renouf (2001)
"Having settled on your guide, it is now time to visit the casbah, really the
highlight of any trip to Tangier. Although there are interesting museums in ..."
2. Reminiscences of an Officer of Zouaves by Jean Joseph Gustave Cler (1860)
"rapidly to the left, and to the left column to march straight upon the casbah of
Ben-Salem, whilst he directs Lieutenant-Colonel Cler, at the head of some ..."
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