The prophet Muhammad died in Medina in 632.
Source: tatoeba (1219830)
Medina
/məˈdinə/
Synonyms for "medina" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
historic quarter
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
madinahold quarter
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
old townwalled city
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: historic quarter, madinah, old quarter, old town, walled city.
- Sentence evidence is available for medina, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "medina".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "medina"
Keep "medina" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "medina" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "medina", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "medina" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCasablanca medinaFez medinaMarrakech medinaTunis medina
Collocations
6 entrieshistoric medinamedina districtmedina marketmedina wallsold medinaold town
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
69 translations across 63 languages.
Acehnese
1 entries- Madinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Albanian
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Arabic
2 entries- الْمَدِينَة name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- الْمَدِينَةُ الْمُنَوَّرَة name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Armenian
1 entries- Մեդինա name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Mədinə name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Bashkir
1 entries- Мәҙинә name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Bengali
1 entries- মদিনা name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Chechen
1 entries- Мадинат name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 麥地那 /麦地那 name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- 麥迪娜 /麦迪娜 name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Czech
1 entries- Medína name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Dhivehi
1 entries- މަދީނާ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Finnish
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
French
1 entries- Médine name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Galician
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Georgian
1 entries- მედინა name (city in Saudi Arabia)
German
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Greek
1 entries- Μεδίνα name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Gujarati
1 entries- મદીના name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Hausa
1 entries- Madina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Hebrew
1 entries- מָדִינָה name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Hindi
1 entries- मदीना name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Hungarian
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Indonesian
1 entries- Madinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Ingush
1 entries- Маддане name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Irish
1 entries- Meidíne name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Japanese
1 entries- マディーナ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Javanese
1 entries- Medinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Kannada
1 entries- ಮದೀನಾ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Kazakh
2 entries- Медине name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- Мәдине name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Korean
1 entries- 메디나 name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Медина name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Lak
1 entries- Мадина name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Latin
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Latvian
1 entries- Medīna name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Macedonian
1 entries- Медина name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Malay
1 entries- Madinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Malayalam
1 entries- മദീന name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Marathi
1 entries- मदीना name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Middle Persian
1 entries- mtyng (madīnag) name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Minangkabau
1 entries- Madinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Medîne name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Odia
1 entries- ମଦିନା name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مدینه name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Pashto
1 entries- مدينه name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Persian
1 entries- مدینه name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Polish
1 entries- Medyna name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Portuguese
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਮਦੀਨਾ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Rohingya
2 entries- Modina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- 𐴔𐴡𐴊𐴞𐴕𐴝 name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Russian
1 entries- Меди́на name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- Медина name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Spanish
1 entries- Medina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Sundanese
1 entries- Madinah name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Tajik
1 entries- Мадина name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Tamil
1 entries- மதீனா name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Tatar
1 entries- Мәдинә name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Telugu
1 entries- మదీనా name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Thai
2 entries- อัลมะดีนะฮ์ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
- เมดีนา name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Turkish
1 entries- Medine name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Turkmen
1 entries- Medine name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Urdu
1 entries- مدینہ name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Uyghur
1 entries- مەدىنە name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Uzbek
1 entries- Madina name (city in Saudi Arabia)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Mohammad gets away to Medina in 622.
Source: tatoeba (2213714)
Sami visited the Prophet's mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Source: tatoeba (6447776)
Albanians love Mecca and Medina.
Source: tatoeba (10006622)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "medina"?
Closest matches include historic quarter, madinah, old quarter, old town, walled city.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "medina"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.