Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A castle or palace in northern Africa.
- n. The older section of a city in northern Africa or the Middle East.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
Etymologies
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Dunproofin – Casbah Wonder cry on my console – I snapped the Casbah!!!!
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Babaci says the Casbah is the heart of Algeria, because it embodies the architectural memory of this North African country.
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During the bloody "black decade" of Algeria's 1990s civil war, the Casbah was the feared bastion of Islamist terrorists.
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Called the "Casbah Folys", it featured a bored Russian troupe and a charming Syrian belly dancer.
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The Casbah is the citadel in Algiers, Algeria that was rocked by the Clash.
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It's called the Casbah, and was a coffee bar back then, with a detached house where he lived.
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"No Woman, No Cry" was No. 3 First Street, where Mr. Ford operated a simple kitchen, known as the Casbah, in one of several communal concrete dwellings built around courtyards in the public housing development there.
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The Casbah is the original supporter's group for the San Jose MLS franchise, dating back to the team's original inception in 1996.
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The rest of the time he spends running the Casbah, which is still a popular spot on the tourist trail, and a recording studio.
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"Casbah," he delivered warning calls to Tony Martin whenever trouble beckoned in the Casbah.
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