kasbah, casbah
(noun) an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kasbah (plural kasbahs)
Alternative spelling of casbah
• Abkhas, kabsah, sabkha, shabka
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
