# casbah

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaz.bɑː/ · frequency rank #74,809

## Definitions
1. The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
2. The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
3. A person's house or flat/apartment.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/casbah