Definitions for madrasah
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Princeton's WordNet
madrasa, madrasah(noun)
Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan
"the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"
Wiktionary
madrasah(Noun)
A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level. It may have courses in Islamic theology and religious law, but it is not a requirement.
Origin: From مدرسة "school".
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