HyperDic: casbah

English > 1 sense of the word *casbah*:
NOUN	location	casbah, kasbah	an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa

casbah > pronunciation
Sounds	kae'sbah
Rhymes	amoeba ... Yoruba: 29 rhymes with bah...

English > *casbah*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	An older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located.
Synonym	kasbah
Broader	quarter	A district of a city having some distinguishing character
Spanish	casbah, kasbah
Catalan	casbah, kasbah