MINARET


Meaning of MINARET in English

n. a slender turret connected with a mosque and having a balcony from which the muezzin calls at hours of prayer. minareted adj.

[ F minaret or Sp. minarete f. Turk. minare f. Arab. manar(a) lighthouse, minaret f. nar fire, light ]

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