city in central Iraq where Husayn was killed; a site of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims' name='description'> Karbala' - definition and meaning
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Karbala'

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  • proper noun a city in central Iraq where Husayn was killed; a site of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims

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Arabic sorrow + disaster

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