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Minaret - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Minaret : (noun)
1: slender tower with balconies
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Minaret : \Min"a*ret\, n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. man[=a]rat lamp,
lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. n[=a]r to shine.] (Arch.)
A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by
one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to
prayer is cried by the muezzin.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Minaret |
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Ouarzazate_: Koutoubia Minaret and Gardens http://is.gd/5reXx |
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fources: @minellorange De Sion, je crois, l'une des villes suisses où il y a un Minaret, me semble-t-il On doit bien en trouver à Paris |
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arqpalazzo: Roger Lewis column on the #Minaret ban in #Switzerland http://bit.ly/5G1x1L |
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