Marrakech

Marrakesh

/ (məˈrækɛʃ, ˌmærəˈkɛʃ) /


noun
  1. a city in W central Morocco: several times capital of Morocco; tourist centre. Pop: 672 000 (2003)

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How to use Marrakech in a sentence

  • Dark, fierce and fanatical are these narrow souks of Marrakech.

    In Morocco | Edith Wharton
  • Whoever would understand Marrakech must begin by mounting at sunset to the roof of the Bahia.

    In Morocco | Edith Wharton
  • A long way ahead loomed the line of the Djebilets, the Djinn-haunted mountains guarding Marrakech on the north.

    In Morocco | Edith Wharton
  • The Almoravid princes who founded Marrakech came from the black desert of Senegal; themselves were leaders of wild hordes.

    In Morocco | Edith Wharton