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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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.
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The dome structure, which had been used in pagan and Christian architecture for centuries before the arrival of Islam, was only adopted later, as were minarets.
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The Swiss overwhelmingly passed a xenophobic referendum in November, amending the Constitution to forbid the construction of minarets.
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One of the city’s hammams—spas with ancient roots where indulgence takes a different form With its soaring minaret, the Grand Mosque of Paris has been a landmark and a community hub in the Latin Quarter since the 1920s.
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Concerns swirl about property values hurt by additional traffic and calls to prayer from the minaret disturbing the peace, something not actually in the plans.
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And its green-tiled minaret is visible throughout the city.
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Al Salam Foundation will begin raising money The Al Salam Foundation will start raising money for the construction of a 35-foot-tall mosque with a flattened bronze dome topped with a crescent moon and a 75-foot-tall decorative minaret.
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Think spectacular Mediterranean beachfronts and Grecian-style white domes set against sweeping arches and stately minarets that evoke the city’s longstanding Islamic heritage.
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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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