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Morocco — • The country known as Morocco (from Marrakesh, the name of one of its chief cities) forms the northwest corner of the Continent of Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Morocco     Morocco …   Catholic encyclopedia

Morocco — Mo*roc co, n. [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf. {Morris} the dance.] A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; said to have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Morocco — noun Марокко …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

morocco — 1. noun pl. os сафьян 2. adj. сафьяновый …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Morocco — (engl.), so v.w. Corduan …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Morocco — For other uses, see Morocco (disambiguation). Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية (Arabic) ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Berber) …   Wikipedia

Morocco — Moroccan /meuh rok euhn/, adj., n. /meuh rok oh/, n. 1. French, Maroc. Spanish, Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone.… …   Universalium

Morocco — geographical name 1. country NW Africa bordering on the Atlantic & the Mediterranean; a kingdom capital Rabat, summer capital Tangier area 172,413 square miles (446,550 square kilometers), population 20,419,555; formerly (1911 56) divided into… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Morocco — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Marocco. Morocco est le nom anglais du Maroc. Moroco est le titre original anglais de Cœurs brûlés, film de Josef von …   Wikipédia en Français

morocco — noun Etymology: Morocco, Africa Date: 1634 a fine leather from goatskin tanned with sumac …   New Collegiate Dictionary