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minaret

[min-uh-ret, min-uh-ret] / ˌmɪn əˈrɛt, ˈmɪn əˌrɛt /




NOUN
turret
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The center — its minaret visible for miles — draws congregants from across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

With its palm trees standing alongside the minaret and its nondescript suburban homes lining the street, this suburb presents the image of a peaceful, multicultural America.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

To reach Ghorjomi mosque, one of the biggest, we drove up hairpin mountain lanes, edged with blue hydrangeas, until we spotted the minaret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The minaret was her husband's idea, and he sketched the initial design.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

They only stopped when the call from the minaret of a nearby mosque announced the arrival of a new morning.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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