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Medina.

A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.

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Meaning & usage

name/məˈdinə/

  1. A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.

  2. A province of Saudi Arabia.

  3. A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.

Where this word comes from

From Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.

name

  1. A river, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England; in full, the River Medina.

  2. A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Medine, from Old English medume (“the middle one”).

name

  1. A river in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County; in full, the Medina River.

  2. A surname from Spanish.

  3. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Medina.

name

  1. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

  2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

  3. A community in Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.

  4. A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.

  5. A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.

  6. A village in Tolna County, Hungary.

  7. A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.

  8. A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A village in the towns of Shelby and Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Gibson County, Tennessee.

  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A small city in King County, Washington.

  17. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.

  18. A number of places in the United States: A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.

  19. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Dale, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

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