MAIDAN

Etymology 1

Noun

maidan (plural maidans)

(chiefly, South Asia) A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade. [from 16th c.]

• M. Crawford

Etymology 2

Noun

ns (plural maidans)

Independence Square, the main city square in Kiev, Ukraine. [from 1993]

The Orange Revolution protests that took place in Kiev’s Maidan in 2004–05; the Euromaidan protests of 2013–14; the protest movement associated with the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

Anagrams

• Aminda, Dai Nam, Damian, aidman

Source: Wiktionary


Mai*dan", n. [Written also midan, meidan, mydan, etc.] [Hind. & Per. maidan, fr. Ar. maidan.]

Definition: In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.

A gallop on the green maidan. M. Crawford.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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