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Definition of Maidan
1. n. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.
Definition of Maidan
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of meidan) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maidan
1. an open plain [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maidan
Literary usage of Maidan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stirring Times: Or, Records from Jerusalem Consular Chronicles of 1853 to 1856 by James Finn (1878)
"1 That public maidan soon afterwards disappeared, never again to be available
... (May not this maidan have been the Hippodrome of which Josephus speaks ? ..."
2. Lockhart's Advance Through Tirah by Leonard Julius Shadwell (1899)
"WHILE the troops at maidan were engaged in foraging, and the commissariat ...
The moment we were settled in maidan steps were taken to inform the various ..."
3. Indian Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil by William Urwick (1891)
"There are many statues and monuments about the maidan, the creatures of official
inspiration. To the west is the river, with its forest of masts ; and Fort ..."
4. An Actor's Tour by Daniel Edward Bandmann (1885)
"The Ganges — The city a wonderland of Oriental magnificence — The houses —The
metas — The drive along the maidan — All nationalities represented — The Eden ..."
5. The Modern History and Condition of Egypt: Its Climate, Diseases, and by William Holt Yates (1843)
"ENVIRONS OF CAIRO AND BOULAC — THE TURBAN—• EL HAD'OJ SALUTATIONS SCENES AND
IMPRESSIONS— ENTRE' OF THE IMPERIAL CITY — "ET maidan," AND " BIRKET ..."
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