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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Maidan

/mīdˌ-än'/ · Mai·dan · IPA /maɪˈdɑn/
01 n. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.
  1. 1.
    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 green maidan.” — M. Crawford.