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noun
a tall, slender tower attached to or standing near a mosque, traditionally used for the call to prayer
The mosque's minaret rose above the old city's roofs.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish minare, ultimately from Arabic manara, 'lighthouse, beacon, or place of light.' The Arabic word is related to nur, 'light'; in European languages it became the standard term for a mosque tower.