Kasserine

K5A1S1S1E1R1I1N1E1
US/ˈkæsəˌɹɪn/

proper noun

A city in Tunisia.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

  1. Arabicقَصْرَيْنِ
  2. Tunisian Arabicڨصْرِين
  3. FrenchKasserine
  4. EnglishKasserine

Borrowed from French Kasserine, from Tunisian Arabic ڨصْرِين (gasrīn), from Arabic قَصْرَيْنِ (qaṣrayni), accusative of قَصْرَانِ (qaṣrāni, “two forts”).

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Translations

Arabic قَصْرِين
  • قَصْرِين (qaṣrīn)Tunisian city
French Kasserine
  • KasserineTunisian city
Hindi क़स्रीन
  • क़स्रीन (qasrīn)Tunisian city
Korean 카세린
  • 카세린 (Kaserin)Tunisian city
Ukrainian Касерін
  • Касерін (Kaserin)Tunisian city
Cite this entry
APA

Kasserine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasserine

MLA

“Kasserine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasserine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kasserine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasserine.

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