What does "madrasah" mean?

A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

Madrasah

Common synonyms include: islamic college, islamic school, madrasa, madrassas, religious academy, religious school.

/məˈdɹæsə/ noun

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Noun

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

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