English-French translations for madras

• Madras
  Je voudrais m'adresser à Mme la commissaire Diamantopoulou et dire quelques mots à propos des écoles religieuses islamiques, les madrassas, du Pakistan. I want to address Commissioner Diamantopoulou and mention something about the Islamic religious schools, or madrassas as they are called, in Pakistan.
  La fille du gouverneur Taseer a fréquenté le Smith College et elle a étudié la politique européenne et les droits de l'homme, mais trop de gens au Pakistan sont élevés dans des madrasas. The daughter of Governor Taseer went to Smith College and she studied European politics and human rights, but too many people in Pakistan are educated in madrasahs.

Definition of madras

• A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern
• A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies

Related words

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