Kairouan

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proper noun

A city in Tunisia.

OriginFrench Kairouan ← Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان ← Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' →
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Meanings

proper nounKairouan (uncountable)

alternative dated Cairouan · alternative obsolete Cairoan

  1. uncountableA city in Tunisia.

Origin

  1. Middle Persiankʾlwʾn'
  2. Arabicالْقَيْرَوَان
  3. FrenchKairouan
  4. EnglishKairouan

Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan.

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Translations

Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان
  • الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān)city in Tunisia
French Kairouan
  • Kairouancity in Tunisia
Hindi क़ैरवान
  • क़ैरवान (qairvān)city in Tunisia
Persian قیروان
  • قیروان (qeyravân)city in Tunisia
Turkish Kayrevan
  • Kayrevancity in Tunisia
Urdu قَیرَوان
  • قَیرَوان (qairavān)city in Tunisia
Cite this entry
APA

Kairouan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kairouan

MLA

“Kairouan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kairouan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kairouan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kairouan.

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