Maidan

Maidan

Maidan or Maydan (Persian:میدان, meidān ) is a Persian word meaning "town square". It may refer to:

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Places

Squares and parks

  • Maidan (Kolkata), a park in Kolkata, India
  • Maidan Nezalezhnosti, "Independence Square", the central square of Kiev, capital of Ukraine
  • Maydan al-Shajara, a town square in Benghazi, Libya
  • Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, a playground in New Delhi, India
  • Ramlila Maidan, Ghazipur, a playground in the centre of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan, or Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a square in the centre of Isfahan, Iran
  • Taksim Meydanı, or Taksim Square, a square situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey

Towns and villages

Media

  • Maidan Daily, an Urdu-language daily newspaper published in Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Karaoke on the Maidan, a Ukrainian TV programme

Other uses

See also

  • Midan Tahrir (disambiguation)

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  • 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 — Mai*dan , n. [Written also {midan}, {meidan}, {mydan}, etc.] [Hind. & Per. maid[=a]n, fr. Ar. maid[=a]n.] In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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