Morocco
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[edit] Etymology
Earlier spelling Marocco, from Spanish Marruecos or Portuguese Marrocos, from Medieval Latin Marrochium, from former capital (“Marrakech”) (whence English Marrakech).[1] (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”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /məˈrɒkəʊ/, SAMPA: /m@"rQk@U/
- (US) məräk'ō, /məˈrɑkoʊ/, SAMPA: /m@"rAkoU/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒkəʊ
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Morocco
- A coastal country in North-western Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco.
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- ^ Regions of Morocco, statoids.com, accessed 2007-09-07
