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  Morocco

  noun

  a kingdom in northwestern Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates French Morocco and Spanish Morocco and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Rabat.
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  morocco

Morocco

American  

[muh-rok-oh] / məˈrɒk oʊ /

noun

1. French Maroc.  Spanish Marruecos.  a kingdom in northwestern Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates French Morocco and Spanish Morocco and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Rabat.

2. former name of Marrakesh.

3. (lowercase) a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.

4. (lowercase) any leather made in imitation of a fine, pebble-grained leather originally made in Morocco.

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morocco ¹ British  

/ məˈrɒkəʊ /

noun

1. 1. a fine soft leather made from goatskins, used for bookbinding, shoes, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      morocco leather

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Morocco ² British  

/ məˈrɒkəʊ /

noun

1. French name: Maroc.  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 language: Arabic; Berber and French are also widely spoken. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: dirham. Capital: Rabat. Pop: 32 649 130 (2013 est). Area: 458 730 sq km (177 117 sq miles)

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Morocco Cultural  

1. Kingdom in northwestern Africa with coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; it is bordered by Algeria to the east and the western Sahara to the south. Its largest city is Casablanca, and its capital is Rabat.

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Other Word Forms

• Moroccan
  adjective
• anti-Moroccan
  adjective
• pro-Moroccan
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of morocco

C17: after _Morocco , where it was originally made

Example Sentences

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Morocco has maintained a longstanding claim to the territories, which it has reiterated in recent weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Also in 2019, the couple, who had retired from careers in college testing, traveled to Morocco with their two children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Most have since returned to Morocco, but between five percent and 10 percent of those who entered -- between 3,500 and 7,000 people -- remain in Ceuta, including unaccompanied children who cannot simply be deported.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Spain's government took steps on Tuesday to speed up the return of thousands of migrants still in the Spanish territory of Ceuta following a mass influx from Morocco in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

I told Craig how I’d studied Arabic at Duke and in Morocco.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

It then moved through the hands of bookseller James Edwards to Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, the famed nineteenth-century book collector, who had it re-bound in red morocco gilt.

From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016

Mr. Fellowes’s show could easily be dismissed as a Harlequin romance novel in morocco leather binding, but it casts a spell on viewers not unlike the allure of a Harry Potter novel.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2014

All eyes turned toward the green morocco case resting on the desk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Above this hubristic album, the stuff of history begins-floodlit document boxes, bound in red morocco with a gold presidential seal emblazoned on each one, stretching tier on tier to the roof.

From Time Magazine Archive

He soon stirred; my eye was instantly drawn to his movements; he only took out a morocco pocket-book, thence produced a letter, which he read in silence, folded it, put it back, relapsed into meditation.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë