how to pronounce casbah

/ˈkæsbə/

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casbah is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of casbah

noun:

The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

casbah frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word casbah occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.