Madina
[məˈdiːnə]Meaning
from Arabic al-Madīna, "the city"
Background Story
Madina comes from the name of the city of Medina, derived from Arabic al-Madīna, which means "the city". The name is used in Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Kazakh, Turkish and Uyghur, and appears with the same spelling as Mädina and Mədinə.
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