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‖n. [ Written also midan, meidan, mydan, etc. ] [ Hind. & Per. maidān, fr. Ar. maidān. ] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]