madrassa

noun

ma·dras·sa mə-ˈdra-sə

-ˈdrä-

variants or madrasa or less commonly madrassah or madrasah

Synonyms of madrassa next

: a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque

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And this year the U.N. reported that the Taliban is, once again, aiding and abetting Al Qaeda, which now runs eight training camps and five madrassas in Afghanistan. —

Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024 Admission to the Biennale, which will be spread out among the mosques and madrassas for which Bukhara is known, will be free. —

News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2024 The debate around the need for women to veil (or not) is vibrant, and many businessmen legitimize their prosperity by investing in new mosques or madrassas. —

Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2017 Uncle continued to act so nicely that even the pupils at the madrassa agreed that a change of some kind had occurred. —

Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for madrassa