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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
2. 2
   Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan wordnet

Synonyms

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madrasamadrasa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”).

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