Morocco

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English

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Morocco
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Etymology 1

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Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally Land of God). The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as a pars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare older Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš) (now اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)), Persian مراکش (marâkeš), Medieval Latin Marrochium. Turkish refers to the country as Fas from Fez, another former capital. Doublet of Marrakech.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈɹɒkəʊ/
  • (US) enPR: məräk'ō, /məˈɹɑkoʊ/, /mɔɹˈɑkoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒkəʊ

Proper noun

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Morocco

  1. A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Japanese: モロッコ (Morokko)
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Probably a surname of Italian origin.

Proper noun

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Morocco (plural Moroccos)

  1. A surname from Italian.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Morocco is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Morocco is most common among White (92.23%) individuals.

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