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# medina

«medina» in Mova's school dictionary: **a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a medina, medinas; Medina — a city)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he is buried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#m1)

2) A medina is the old walled part of a city in North Africa, such as in Marrakesh or Fez, with narrow streets and markets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#m2)

3) Medina is also a girls' name (a name). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education lessons Medina is linked with the Hijra (the Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD), which marks the start of the Islamic calendar. In geography and travel the medina of Fez or Marrakesh is a maze of alleys and souks. Phrases: «Mecca and Medina», «the old medina».

### examples

- Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina in 622. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x1)
- Medina is a holy city for Muslims. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x2)
- We got lost in the narrow streets of the medina in Marrakesh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x3)
- The medina sells spices, lamps and carpets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x4)
- The Prophet's Mosque is in Medina. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x5)
- The Islamic calendar starts with the journey to Medina. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x6)
- They rose from the palace roof, and spread their wings toward Medina. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/#x7)

### note

Capital «Medina» for the city and the name; small «medina» for an old town quarter. Said «meh-DEE-nuh». From Arabic «madina» (city). Not an English word in origin.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «medina» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.