minaret

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
minaret /ˈmɪnərɛt, ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/

▶noun a slender tower, especially that of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

– derivatives
minareted adjective.

– origin C17: from Fr., or from Sp. minarete, Ital. minaretto, via Turk. from Arab. manār(a) ‘lighthouse, minaret’, based on nār ‘fire or light’.

'minaret' also found in these Oxford entries:

azan - muezzin

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