Definition of minaret
: 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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Across the Gaza Strip on Monday morning, loudspeakers on minarets urged Palestinians to rush the fence bordering Israel, where they were met by army snipers.
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Medieval travelers wrote glowing descriptions of Mosul, especially the leaning minaret that local residents nicknamed Al Hudba, or the hunchback.
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Like a beautician trying to smooth out wrinkles on an aging movie star, the Archaeological Survey of India, the agency that oversees the monument, has spent the last three years applying mudpacks to whiten the walls and minarets.
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Initial plans call for a building with minaret and a dome topped by a crescent moon.
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In Urumqi the remaining mosques have had their minarets knocked down and their Islamic crescents torn off.
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In the town of Bareilly, the minaret of a mosque fell on a group of people taking shelter in a neighboring courtyard, killing eight.
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In the town of Bareilly, the minaret of a mosque fell on a group of people taking shelter in the courtyard, killing eight people.
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The foundation plans to build a 35-foot-tall building with a flattened bronze dome topped with a crescent moon and a 75-foot-tall decorative minaret at 141st Street and Shelborne Road.
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Origin and Etymology of minaret
French, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manāra lighthouse
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Definition of minaret for English Language Learners
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: a tall, thin tower of a mosque with a balcony from which the people are called to prayer
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: a tall slender tower of a mosque with a balcony from which the people are called to prayer
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