Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A country of northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited from ancient times by Berbers, the region became a Roman province in the 1st century A.D. and was conquered by Arabs in the 7th century. The country was later united (11th-13th century) under Berber-Muslim dynasties. The French established a protectorate over most of the region in 1912, and in 1956 Morocco achieved independence as a kingdom. Rabat is the capital and Casablanca the largest city. Population: 33,800,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A coastal country in North-western Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco.
Etymologies
- Earlier spelling Marocco, from Spanish Marruecos or Portuguese Marrocos, from Medieval Latin Marrochium, from former capital ("Marrakech") (whence English Marrakech). (Compare Persian and Urdu, which refer to Morocco as مراکش ("marâkeš"), and Middle Eastern Arabic, which used مراكش ("marraakush") until recently; Turkish refers to Morocco as Fas, from Fas ("Fez"), another capital.) Marrakech is in turn from Berber Murt n Akush ("Land of God"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Lastly, we have the morocco leather, so called because it was brought from Morocco, in Africa, and still we get the best from thence, and from the Mediterranean ports of the Levant -- whence comes another name for the best of this favorite leather, "Levant morocco," which is the skin of the mountain goat, and reckoned superior to all other leathers.”
“THE ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942) "Like Webster's Dictionary, we're Morocco bound," croon Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as they board a camel and head for adventure.”
“A state in southern morocco constitutes an existential threat to both Morocco and its leadership.”
“ROAD TO MOROCCO: Southfield Technolgy College pupils (from left) Niall Topping, Jake Daniel, PJ Kent, Heather Waugh and Josh Burns who are to trek in Morocco”
“An American Muslim in Morocco is a blogger experiencing her first Ramadan in the Muslim North African country, and is experiencing some disappointments.”
“He believes, while the prevalence of HIV in Morocco is low among the general population, HIV/AIDS could prove to be a great public health risk to the country as a whole:”
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“Kissing the hand of the monarch in Morocco is a centuries old custom which, although not compulsory, most Moroccans feel compelled to perform in order to show their allegiance to the king.”
“As an ounce it weighs differently in every country and in Barbary (Mauritania) which we call Morocco, it is”
“Was planning a day or 2 in Morocco (tangier) but with my wife and 3 kids in tow and following the offences of Gaza am having my doubts?”
“I can't wait to read about your travels in Morocco upon your return.”
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