Morocco

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English

Morocco
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Etymology

Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (Murt n Akush, 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 both in Islamic and European languages. 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.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: məräk'ō, /məˈrɑkoʊ/, /mɔrˈɑkoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒkəʊ

Proper noun

Morocco

  1. A coastal country in North-western Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco.

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