Maghrebi

American  

[muhg-ruh-bee] / ˈmʌg rə bi /

Or Maghribi

noun

plural

Maghrebis, Maghrebi

1. a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.

2. any of the dialects of Arabic spoken in the Maghreb.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Maghreb, its people, or their language.

Maghrebi British  

/ ˈmʌɡrəbɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Maghreb region of NW Africa or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb

Example Sentences

Look at the growing numbers of people ofAfrican or Maghrebi origin who are now serving in the police - many more than were visible in 2005.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

Many parts of the Mediterranean coastline of North Africa were also renowned for their fertility, particularly the Maghrebi region immediately surrounding Carthage and the Egyptian Nile delta, whose bountiful lands constituted the “breadbasket” of Rome.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Maghrebi Arabic - which includes lots of Amazigh, French and Spanish words - dominates casual conversation, while classical Arabic is reserved for newspapers and judicial affairs.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

For some, like the post-rock musician Anas Maghrebi, who brought his three drum kits on the boat across the Atlantic, their vocation is a spiritual life jacket of sorts.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

There are between forty and fifty matchlockmen of Arab origin, long settled in the place, and commanded by a veteran Maghrebi.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir