madrasa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *madrasa*:
NOUN	group	madrasa, madrasah	Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan

English > *madrasa*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Examples	"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"
Synonym	madrasah
Region	Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan	A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south
Region	Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan	A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley
Broader	religious school	A school run by a religious body
Spanish	madrasa, madraza
Catalan	madrassa

HyperDic: madrasa