Casablanca

[ kas-uh-blang-kuh, kah-suh-blahng-kuh ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Morocco: wartime conference of Roosevelt and Churchill, January, 1943.

Casablanca

/ ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə /

noun

1. a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)

Casablanca

¹

1. A romantic war adventure film from 1942, in which Humphrey Bogart plays a nightclub owner in Casablanca , Morocco , and Ingrid Bergman plays his former lover.

Casablanca

²

1. Largest city in Morocco . It is a port on the Atlantic Ocean .

Notes

Casablanca has a classic blend of love interest and international intrigue, and many lines from it are extremely familiar: “Here's looking at you, kid” (Bogart's toast to Bergman), and “Play it once, Sam — for old time's sake…. Play ‘As Time Goes By’” (Bergman's request to the pianist in Bogart's club), which is often misquoted as “Play it again, Sam.”

Example Sentences

Charged with contributing to the radicalization of the Casablanca bombers, he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison — effectively a life sentence for the 54-year-old man.

From Washington Post

Some, like Lécrivain, who “failed to land at Casablanca,” will “never again land anywhere.”

From Washington Post

Pinon says Stargazer and Casablanca lilies, along with lily of the valley, can be especially irritating, given their strong, perfume-like scent.

From Washington Post

Moroccan snail soup is a favorite Casablanca street food, especially in cooler winter months.

From Eater

Still, with a little work, it’s possible for to eat extraordinarily well in Casablanca.

From Eater

The tentative location of the quarantine (which is “still to be defined”) is Casablanca.

From The Daily Beast

Context: The Casablanca star was a great lover of scotch and said this on his deathbed before falling victim to cancer.

From The Daily Beast

Casablanca is constantly referred to as one of the best films of all time.

From The Daily Beast

You claim that you own Casablanca and that no one else can use that name without permission.

From The Daily Beast

I played Humphrey Bogart in a Casablanca sketch with my mother, and I played Flo Ziegfeld in a play.

From The Daily Beast

The Marquis de Casablanca had stopped play entirely, perhaps in the hope of setting his patron a wise example.

From Project Gutenberg

"All day, ma'am," said the office-boy, with the manner of a Casablanca.

From Project Gutenberg

Both feared they were lost, and not even headed toward Casablanca.

From Project Gutenberg

In a daze he looked about and saw that he was rolling along the Casablanca field.

From Project Gutenberg

They would never fly to Casablanca, or to any other place, for that matter.

From Project Gutenberg