misr

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4

Definition of misr

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)An Arab frontier outpost or garrison town, chiefly in the period of early Islamic expansion.
    “Some of the amsar grew into great cities and eventually became the centers in which a new Islamic culture was elaborated […].”
    “Each misr was divided into quarters that hosted different tribes – not only the fighting men, but also their women and children.”
    “The amsar may have been golden, but they were gilded garrisons.”

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Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

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3-letter words

7 words

2-letter words

3 words

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