madrassa
noun
ma·dras·sa
mə-ˈdra-sə 
-ˈdrä-
variants
or madrasa
or less commonly madrassah
or madrasah
: a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque
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After his mother’s death, he was sent to study Urdu and Islamic calligraphy at his grandfather’s madrassa in Sidhpur, Gujarat.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Critics say this ministry has neither the power nor the expertise to keep madrassas in check.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2025
And as media reports have suggested, these madrassas or seminaries had already been vacated earlier.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
On Sunday, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani offered a more moderate statement at a madrassa in Kabul, urging Taliban leaders to avoid imposing their will on the Afghan people.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Critics say this ministry has neither the power nor the expertise to keep madrassas in check.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2025
And as media reports have suggested, these madrassas or seminaries had already been vacated earlier.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
On Sunday, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani offered a more moderate statement at a madrassa in Kabul, urging Taliban leaders to avoid imposing their will on the Afghan people.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Madrassa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madrassa. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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