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Definition of Madrasa
1. Noun. Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan. "Many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"
Generic synonyms: Religious School
Geographical relationships: Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic Of Bangladesh, Islamic Republic Of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan
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
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 ..."