English noun: Kerbela | |||
| 1. | Kerbela (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 | Karbala, Kerbala | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq | ||
| Domain region members | Battle of Kerbala | ||