Maghreb

American  

[muhg-ruhb] / ˈmʌg rəb /

Or Maghrib

noun

1. the Arabic name for the NW part of Africa, generally including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya.

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Maghreb British  

/ ˈmʌɡrəb /

noun

1. NW Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya

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Etymology

Origin of Maghreb

from Arabic, literally: the West

Example Sentences

Borders between the Maghreb region's two most populous nations have been kept closed since 1994, despite repeated calls by Morocco in recent years for their reopening.

From Reuters

The case against him is linked to the crowdfunding used to finance his media outlets, Maghreb Emergent and Webradio.

From Seattle Times

Mr El-Kadi had established Maghreb Emergent and Radio M some 10 years ago.

From BBC

Last week, Cozzolino stepped down as chair of the parliament’s delegation working with the Maghreb region — which includes Morocco — and as a member of a committee looking into governmental misuse of surveillance software.

From Seattle Times

If the French language is a pillar of Québécois identity, what is the place of the French spoken by newcomers from the Maghreb or West Africa, accents heard more and more throughout the province?

From New York Times