Kairouan

== English == === Alternative forms === Cairouan (dated) Cairoan (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan. === Proper noun === Kairouan (uncountable) A city in Tunisia. ==== Derived terms ==== Kairouani ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === Cairouan === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Doublet of caravane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛ.ʁwɑ̃/ ~ /ke.ʁwɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Kairouan ? Kairouan (a city in Tunisia) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Kairouan