Definition of Madrasa

1. Noun. Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan. "Many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"


Definition of Madrasa

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of madrasah) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Madrasa

1. madrassa [n -S] - See also: madrassa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Madrasa

madlings
madly
madman
madmen
madnep
madness
madnesses
madocite
madonna
madonnas
madoqua
madoquas
madrague
madragues
madras
madrasa (current term)
madrasah
madrasahs
madrasas
madrases
madre
madrepora
madreporaria
madrepore
madrepores
madreporian

Literary usage of Madrasa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"madrasa students. Lord Wellesley's schemes of imperial dominion led Colleges, to the establishment of the college of Fort William for English officials. ..."

2. The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter by India, William Wilson Hunter (1881)
"But the enlightened mind of Warren Hastings anticipated his age by founding the Calcutta madrasa for ... madrasa, by a wealthy native gentleman in 1836. ..."

3. Through Asia by Sven Anders Hedin (1899)
"I mention in particular the madrasa Hak Kuli, which was founded in the year 1221 of the ... The madrasa Khan has eighty-six rooms and three hundred pupils. ..."

4. Khurasan and Sistan by Charles Edward Yate (1900)
"The madrasa-i-Dodar was originally built in the reign of Shah Rukh (1408-46), but was repaired in 1677. In the Musjid belonging to it there is an ..."

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