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masjid

American  
[mas-jid] / ˈmæs dʒɪd /

noun

Arabic.

  1. a mosque.

masjid British  
/ ˈmʌsdʒɪd /

noun

  1. a mosque in an Arab country

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Etymology

Origin of masjid

Arabic; see mosque

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The masjid is raising funds to add a mixed-use building with businesses and low-income apartments.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Shakur, 36, who lives in Southeast Washington, met Daye at a masjid, or mosque, in Baltimore, and the pair became fast friends.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2021

One of the first was built in 1929, by Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders who constructed a masjid in Ross, N.D., a mosque that still exists today.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2020

And praying at home will never replace praying shoulder to shoulder with other Muslims at the masjid.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020

He ran the masjid, and my attendance hadn't been that great for a while.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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