maidan

[ mahy-dahn ]

noun

1. an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.

maidan

/ mæˈdɑːn /

noun

1. (in Pakistan, India, etc) an open space used for meetings, sports, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of maidan¹

1615–25; < Hindi maidān < Persian < Arabic maydān

Word History and Origins

Origin of maidan¹

Urdu, from Arabic

Example Sentences

This weekend, friends gathered to remember Viktoriia on the Maidan in central Kyiv.

From BBC

A small crowd had gathered at a memorial site on Maidan Square in Kyiv.

From BBC

Andrew E. Kramer covered the Maidan uprising in 2014, the war in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022.

From New York Times

The demonstrators were part of the Maidan uprising of 2014, when Ukrainians took to the streets to protest the decision by President Viktor F. Yanukovych to forgo closer ties to Europe and instead more closely align Ukraine with Moscow.

From New York Times

Next comes the argument that the 2014 Maidan “revolution” that overthrew the pro-Russian government of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych — who was corrupt and incompetent but had more or less been legitimately elected — was actually a CIA-sponsored coup.

From Salon