Maghreb

American

[muhg-ruhb] / ˈmʌg rəb /

Or Maghrib

noun

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

Maghreb British

/ ˈmʌɡrəb /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Maghreb

from Arabic, literally: the West

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Maghreb

The discoveries at Oued Beht indicate that the Maghreb was not isolated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Economic pressures and changing social norms are driving couples in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria to have fewer babies, with a recent study saying Maghreb fertility was at a historic low.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Other than a few Maghreb footholds and a small tropical outpost – today's independent Equatorial Guinea – its colonial expansion in the 16th and 17th Centuries had mainly been directed across the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

“It is incomprehensible that Rabat has so far forgone German help,” said Carl-Julius Cronenberg, who chairs the German Parliament’s group on the Maghreb, in a statement to German newspaper Tageespiegel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

In times gone by a king reigned over Maghreb.

From Moorish Literature by René Basset

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