Meanings
medina1
plural medinas
- 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
alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah
- A province of Saudi Arabia.
- A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.
Medina3
alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah
- A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.
- A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.
Medina4
alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah
- A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.
- 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 - A female given name transferred from the surname.
Medina5
alternative Al Madinah · alternative Madinah
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
- A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.
- A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- A village in the towns of Shelby and Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York.
- A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
- A small city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
- A small city in King County, Washington.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Dale, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
Origin
medina · noun
- Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא (məḏīntā)
- Arabicمَدِينَة (madīna)
- Englishmedina
Borrowed from Arabic مَدِينَة (madīna, “town, city”).
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Full word history & related roots →Medina · proper noun
- Arabicاَلْمَدِينَة“the city”
- EnglishMedina
From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Medina · proper noun
- Old Englishmedume“the middle one”
- Middle EnglishMedine
- EnglishMedina
Inherited from Middle English Medine, from Old English medume (“the middle one”).
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Medina · proper noun
- SpanishMedina
- SpanishMedina
- EnglishMedina
Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →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
medina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medina
“medina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medina. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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