Morocco in British English
(məˈrɒkəʊ)
noun
a kingdom in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: conquered by the Arabs in about 683, who introduced Islam; at its height under Berber dynasties (11th–13th centuries); became a French protectorate in 1912 and gained independence in 1956. It is mostly mountainous, with the Atlas Mountains in the centre and the Rif range along the Mediterranean coast, with the Sahara in the south and southeast; an important exporter of phosphates. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French is also widely spoken. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: dirham. Capital: Rabat. Pop: 35 739 580 (2017 est). Area: 458 730 sq km (177 117 sq miles)
French name: Marocmorocco in British English
(məˈrɒkəʊ)
noun
a.
a fine soft leather made from goatskins, used for bookbinding, shoes, etc
b.
(as modifier)
morocco leather
Word origin
C17: after Morocco, where it was originally madeMorocco in American English
(məˈrɑkoʊ)
kingdom on the NW coast of Africa, bordering on the Atlantic & the Mediterranean; a Muslim kingdom since the 11th cent., from 1912 to 1956 it was divided into a French protectorate (French Morocco), a Spanish protectorate (Spanish Morocco), & the international zone of Tangier (established in 1923): 274,461 sq mi (710,850 sq km); pop. 25,897,000; cap. Rabat
Derived forms
Moroccan (Moˈroccan) adjective, noun
morocco in American English
(məˈrɑkoʊ)
noun
Also morocco leather1.
a fine, soft leather made, originally in Morocco, from goatskins tanned with sumac
2.
any similar leather, as one made from sharkskin
Examples of 'Morocco' in a sentenceMorocco
Word lists withMorocco
country, currency, inhabitantIn other languagesMorocco
British English: Morocco /məˈrɒkəʊ/ NOUN
Morocco is a kingdom in north-west Africa.
- American English: Morocco
- Arabic: الْـمَغْرِبُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: Marrocos
- Chinese: 摩洛哥
- Croatian: Maroko
- Czech: Maroko
- Danish: Marokko
- Dutch: Marokko
- European Spanish: Marruecos
- Finnish: Marokko
- French: Maroc
- German: Marokko
- Greek: Μαρόκο
- Italian: Marocco
- Japanese: モロッコ
- Korean: 모로코
- Norwegian: Marokko
- Polish: Maroko
- European Portuguese: Marrocos
- Romanian: Maroc
- Russian: Марокко
- Latin American Spanish: Marruecos
- Swedish: Marocko
- Thai: ประเทศโมร็อกโก
- Turkish: Fas
- Ukrainian: Марокко
- Vietnamese: nước Maroc
Chinese translation of 'Morocco'
Morocco
(məˈrɔkəu)
n
-
摩洛哥
(Móluògē)
Image ofMorocco
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