madrassas

variants or madrasas also madrassahs or madrasahs
Definition of madrassasnext
plural of madrassa
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Noun
  • The machine was designed in the 1980s as an affordable way for schools and offices to print large quantities of materials quickly.
    Muriel Vega, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The complex would add about 50 new enrollments at the schools, costing taxpayers roughly $548,000 a year, the report said.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ohio charter schools are established by a sponsor that ensures schools follow their contracts and, every five years, determines if the school will be renewed and continue to operate as a public charter school.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In 2017, the roughly 125,000 students enrolled in independent study charter schools in California represented more than 20 percent of all charter school students in the state.
    Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Madrassas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrassas. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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