KARBALA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Karbala mean? 

• KARBALA (noun)
  The noun KARBALA has 1 sense:

1. a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680

  Familiarity information: KARBALA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KARBALA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Karbala; Kerbala; Kerbela

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Domain member region:

Battle of Kerbala (a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed)

Holonyms ("Karbala" is a part of...):

Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq; Republic of Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)