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Kairouan

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, caravan), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan.

Proper noun

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Kairouan (uncountable)

  1. A city in Tunisia

Derived terms

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Translations

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, caravan), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Doublet of caravane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛ.ʁwɑ̃/ ~ /ke.ʁwɑ̃/

Proper noun

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Kairouan ?

  1. Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Kairouan