morocco1
/məˈrɒkəʊ
/noun (plural moroccos) [mass noun]
Fine flexible leather made (originally in Morocco) from goatskins tanned with sumac, used especially for book covers and shoes: a small fat volume bound in red morocco [as modifier]: morocco leather...
- On the table lay a large open roll of morocco leather, containing rows of elegant little instruments in steel and ivory.
- Hand-coloured, mounted and bound in red morocco with a cusped yellow leather border, the plates are prefaced by a manuscript dedication by Angelo to the Prince of Wales.
- The Italian text was contained in a white morocco leather case bearing the Italian royal arms
Morocco2
/məˈrɒkəʊ/
A country in NW Africa, with coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean; population 31,285,200 (est. 2009); languages, Arabic (official), Berber; capital, Rabat.
Conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century, Morocco later fell under French and Spanish influence, each country establishing protectorates in the early 20th century. It became an independent monarchy after the withdrawal of the colonial powers in 1956, the sultan becoming king.
