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mosque

noun
/mɑsk/US/mɒsk/UK

Etymology

From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.

  1. derived from مَسْجِد
  2. derived from moschea
  3. derived from mosquée

Definitions

  1. A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret

    A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

    • There's a mosque near where I live.

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