English noun: Karbala | |||
1. | Karbala (location) a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 | ||
Synonyms | Kerbala, Kerbela | ||
Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
Part meronym | Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq | ||
Domain region members | Battle of Kerbala | ||