casbah
The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
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The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way"
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(slang) A person's house or flat/apartment.
The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way"
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(synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
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