Casbah

//ˈkaz.bɑː// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
  2. 2
    an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located wordnet
  3. 3
    The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

    "The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way""

  4. 4
    A person's house or flat/apartment. slang

    "He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come to my casbah and let me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment."

Synonyms

All synonyms
kasbahkasbah

Example

More examples

"The Casbah is part of Algiers's cultural heritage."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Related phrases

middle eastnorth africa

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