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Minaret

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɪnəɹɛt

Definitions

The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).

Equivalents

Françaisminaret
DeutschMinarett
34 more languages
Azərbaycan diliminarə
Българскиминаре
বাংলামিনার
Češtinaminaret
Ελληνικάμιναρές
Esperantominareto
Gaeilgemiontúr
עבריתצריח
हिन्दीमीनारलाठ
Հայերենմինարեթ
Bahasa Indonesiamenaraminaret
Íslenskabænaturn
Italianominareto
ქართულიმინარეთი
Қазақ тілімұнара
한국어미나렛
Kurdîminare
Македонскиминаре
Bahasa Melayumenara
Nederlandsminaret
Polskiminaret
Русскийминарет
Svenskaminaret
Tagalogminarete
Türkçeminare
ئۇيغۇرچەمۇنار

Examples

And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky.”

CEFR level

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