medina

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UK/məˈdiːnə//məˈdinə/

noun

The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.

“Although Hicham usually worked in the new town, he still lived in the medina.”

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

medina1

nounmedina (plural medinas)

plural medinas

  1. The traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.

    Although Hicham usually worked in the new town, he still lived in the medina.

Medina2

proper noun

alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah

  1. A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
  2. A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.

Medina3

proper noun

alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah

  1. A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.
  2. A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.

Medina4

proper noun

alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah

  1. A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.
  2. A surname from Spanish.

    “It’s a great message that we’re sending not only here in Huntington Park but in other cities as well,” Medina added.

    2015 August 8, Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, “Undocumented immigrants picked for city posts say U.S. ‘progressing’”, in CNN
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Medina5

Origin

medina · noun

  1. Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā)
  2. Arabicمَدِينَة (madīna)
  3. Englishmedina

Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).

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Medina · proper noun

  1. Arabicاَلْمَدِينَة“the city”
  2. EnglishMedina

From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.

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Medina · proper noun

  1. Old Englishmedume“the middle one”
  2. Middle EnglishMedine
  3. EnglishMedina

Inherited from Middle English Medine, from Old English medume (“the middle one”).

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Medina · proper noun

  1. SpanishMedina
  2. SpanishMedina
  3. EnglishMedina

Borrowed from Spanish Medina.

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Translations

Arabic مَدِينَة عَتِيقَة, مَدِينَة قَدِيمَة
  • مَدِينَة عَتِيقَة (madīna ʕatīqa)old town of Arab cities
  • مَدِينَة قَدِيمَة (madīna qadīma)old town of Arab cities
  • الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna)city in Saudi Arabia
  • الْمَدِينَةُ الْمُنَوَّرَة (al-madīnatu l-munawwara)city in Saudi Arabia
Bengali মদিনা
  • মদিনা (modina)city in Saudi Arabia
Chinese Mandarin 麥地那 /麦地那, 麥迪娜 /麦迪娜
  • 麥地那 /麦地那 (Màidìnà)city in Saudi Arabia
  • 麥迪娜 /麦迪娜 (Màidínà)city in Saudi Arabia
Czech medina, Medína
  • medinaold town of Arab cities
  • Medínacity in Saudi Arabia
Finnish Medina
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
French médina, Médine
  • médinaold town of Arab cities
  • Médinecity in Saudi Arabia
German Medina
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
Greek Μεδίνα
  • Μεδίνα (Medína)city in Saudi Arabia
Hebrew מָדִינָה
  • מָדִינָה (madína)city in Saudi Arabia
Hindi मदीना
  • मदीना (madīnā)city in Saudi Arabia
Hungarian Medina, Medina
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
  • Medinavillage in Tolna County, Hungary
Indonesian Madinah
  • Madinahcity in Saudi Arabia
Irish Meidíne
  • Meidínecity in Saudi Arabia
Japanese マディーナ
  • マディーナ (Madīna)city in Saudi Arabia
Korean 메디나
  • 메디나 (Medina)city in Saudi Arabia
Latin Medina
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
Latvian Medīna
  • Medīnacity in Saudi Arabia
Malay Madinah
  • Madinahcity in Saudi Arabia
Persian مدینه
  • مدینه (madine)city in Saudi Arabia
Polish Medyna
  • Medynacity in Saudi Arabia
Portuguese almedina, medina
  • almedinaold town of Arab cities
  • medinaold town of Arab cities
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
Punjabi ਮਦੀਨਾ
  • ਮਦੀਨਾ (madīnā)city in Saudi Arabia
Russian меди́на, Меди́на
  • меди́на (medína)old town of Arab cities
  • Меди́на (Medína)city in Saudi Arabia
Spanish medina, Medina
  • medinaold town of Arab cities
  • Medinacity in Saudi Arabia
Tamil மதீனா
  • மதீனா (matīṉā)city in Saudi Arabia
Thai อัลมะดีนะฮ์, เมดีนา
  • อัลมะดีนะฮ์city in Saudi Arabia
  • เมดีนาcity in Saudi Arabia
Turkish Medine
  • Medinecity in Saudi Arabia
Urdu مدینہ
  • مدینہ (madīnā)city in Saudi Arabia

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Cite this entry
APA

medina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medina

MLA

“medina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medina.

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