Definitions for karbala
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Princeton's WordNet
Kerbala, Karbala, Kerbela(noun)
a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
Wiktionary
Karbala(ProperNoun)
a city in central Iraq where Husayn was killed; a site of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
Origin: sorrow + disaster
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