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Definition of "casbah" []

  • The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. (noun)
  • The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. (noun)

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Use "casbah" in a sentence
  • "On Jan. 23, crowds gathered outside the colonnaded courthouse, along a sylvan street in Tunisia's old town, known as the casbah."
  • "Come with me to the casbah and we will make beautiful music."
  • "TUNIS - At the entrance to the warren-like casbah here, the 1,000-plus young Tunisians staging a sit-in are worried."