Madrasah

//məˈdɹæsə// noun

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

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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