About The Word Minaret
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Minaret
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What's The Definition Of Minaret?
[n] slender tower with balconies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Minaret: Related Terms | Find terms related to Minaret: antenna tower | barbican | belfry | bell tower | campanile | colossus | column | cupola | derrick | dome | fire tower | lantern | lighthouse | martello | martello tower | mast | monument | obelisk | observation tower | pagoda | pilaster | pillar | pinnacle | pole | pylon | pyramid | shaft | skyscraper | spire | standpipe | steeple | stupa | television mast | tope | tour | tower | turret | water tower | windmill tower See Also | masjid | mosque | musjid | tower Minaret In Webster's Dictionary \Min"a*ret\, n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. man[=a]rat lamp,
lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. n[=a]r to shine.] (Arch.)
A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by
one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to
prayer is cried by the muezzin.
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