Save Type Settlement Usage English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Croatian, Serbian Scripts Медина(Serbian) Pronounced Pron. /mə.ˈdiː.nə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Form of Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna) meaning "the city". This is the name of a city in Saudi Arabia, considered a holy site in Islam because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootmadīnaOther Languages & CulturesMadina(Arabic) Médine(French) Medyna(Polish) User SubmissionMedīna