A gallop on the green maidan. --M. Crawford. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Maidan — or Maydan (Persian:میدان, meidān ) is a Persian word meaning town square . It may refer to: Contents 1 Places 1.1 … Wikipedia
maidan — MAIDÁN, maidane, s.n. Teren deschis, loc viran situat în interiorul sau la marginea unei localităţi. ♢ expr. (pop.) A scoate (sau a ieşi) la maidan = a scoate sau a ieşi la vedere; a (se) arăta, a (se) face cunoscut. A bate maidanul ( sau… … Dicționar Român
maïdan — ⇒MAÏDAN, subst. masc. Place du marché, en Orient. (Dict. XIXe s., Lar. 20e, Lar. encyclop., QUILLET 1965). Prononc. et Orth.:[ ]. Att. ds Ac. 1798 1878. Lar. 19e 20e: maïadan et maïdan; Lar. encyclop.: maïadan. Plur. des maïdans. Étymol. et Hist … Encyclopédie Universelle
Maidan — (arab.), 1) Marktplatz, große Ebene; 2) die Rennbahn in Constantinopel; 3) (Medino), ägyptische Münze, so v.w. 3 Asper … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Maidân — (arab.), freier Platz in und bei den orientalischen Städten zur Abhaltung von Belustigungen und Märkten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Maidan — Maidan, Meidan, arab., Marktplatz, Ebene; At M., die Rennbahn zu Konstantinopel … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
maidan — UK [maɪˈdɑːn] / US [maɪˈdɑn] noun [countable] Word forms maidan : singular maidan plural maidans Indian English a large area with no buildings, trees etc on it, in or near a town … English dictionary
maidan — /muy dahn /, n. (esp. in India) an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground. [1615 25; < Hindi maidan < Pers < Ar maydan] * * * … Universalium
maïdan — (ma ï dan) s. m. Terme de relation. Nom qu on donne, dans l Orient, aux places où se tiennent les marchés. ÉTYMOLOGIE Arabe, maïdan ( 2nd a long), place au marché … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
maidan — (my DAHN) [Hindi] In India, an open space used for parades, sports, or as a market area, usually located in or just outside a town. In Calcutta we watched a procession from the entrance to the Maidan, the city’s Central Park … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
