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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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