Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean south-southwest of Tangier. Founded by the Portuguese in the 1500s, it became a center of French influence in Africa after 1907. It is now Morocco's largest city.
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- proper noun An ancient city in
Morocco .
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- noun a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
Etymologies
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Examples
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CASABLANCA, Morocco - An explosion rocked a suburb of Casablanca early Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring six, residents and government officials said.
News1130.com 2009
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Consider, simply for the sake of illustration, an anecdote about the label Casablanca back in the 1970s:
Ars Technica 2009
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Perhaps, unlike Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains in "Casablanca," the Obama White House and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were never destined for a beautiful friendship.
White House, Chamber Have a Shot at Reconciling Gerald F. Seib 2010
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A few days ago, the “brand new” tunnel built in Casablanca under Roudani was inundated after one single night rain.
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Don’t Blame the Rain 2009
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According to Vanessa Pellegrin, a journalist based in Casablanca and blogging on the collective blog Casawaves:
Global Voices in English » Morocco: AIDS, Money and Sex Toys 2009
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Casablanca is okay, but Estrellita across the street from it is nicer.
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The most famous usage of this defense was in Casablanca, where Senor Ferrari (Sidney Greenstreet) says to Laszlo, about the letters of credit: I observe that in one respect you are a very fortunate man, Monsieur.
The Sydney Greenstreet Defense eddvick 2009
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One could also add to this list two museums - one of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, and the Center for Jewish-Moroccan culture in Brussels.
Global Voices in English » Morocco: On “Jewish Morocco” 2009
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Vic, the part that's most like that scene from Casablanca is your minimizing of Hannity's dissembling.
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Casablanca is okay, but Estrellita across the street from it is nicer.
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