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Casbah

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkaz.bɑː

Definitions

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
A person's house or flat/apartment.
slang

Equivalents

Françaiscasbah

日本語カスバ

العربيةالقصبة قصبة

5 more languages

Bosanskikasaba

Hrvatskikasaba

Polskikazba

Српскиkasaba

Türkçekasaba

Examples

“The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn ⟳ your pay ⟳ / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way"”

“He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come ⟳ to my casbah and let ⟳ me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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