: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
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Birds fly around the minaret of the Ali bin Ali mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 30, 2025.—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Its terrace overlooks the town, with the domes and crosses of Maaloula’s many churches and the minaret of a mosque rising from amid its simple homes.—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 As the desert light dissolved and dissipated, turning the sky the colour of warmed honey before blackening entirely, a nearby minaret announced the maghrib prayer.—James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Massive windows frame cinematic views of the neighborhood’s rooftops and minarets, bringing in tons of natural light.—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for minaret
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Etymology
French, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manāra lighthouse
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