ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Casbah

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkaz.bɑː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Casbah is a noun meaning The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

Meaning

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

More Meanings

  1. (synecdochic) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
  2. (slang) A person's house or flat/apartment.

Example Sentences

The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way"
He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come to my casbah and let me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment.

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Related dictionary entries include kasbah, qasbah, cusbah, alcazar, medina, qasr.

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