French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in northwestern Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates French Morocco and Spanish Morocco and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Rabat.
former name of Marrakesh.
(lowercase) a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.
(lowercase) any leather made in imitation of a fine, pebble-grained leather originally made in Morocco.
C17: after Morocco , where it was originally made
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Western Sahara, a mineral-rich former Spanish colony, has been largely controlled by Morocco since 1975, but the United Nations considers it a non-self-governing territory.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The discussions have occurred on the sidelines of multilateral meetings in Geneva, New York and Casablanca, Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Progress continues among Israel, the U.A.E. and Bahrain, and Israel and Morocco agreed Wednesday to resume direct flights, appoint ambassadors and turn their diplomatic missions into full embassies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Most of the 72,000 migrants who breached the border from Morocco in July have returned, but it is believed that more than 13,000 remain in the enclave.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The seaboard from New England up to Canada appears to have originated in Morocco.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
It then moved through the hands of bookseller James Edwards to Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, the famed nineteenth-century book collector, who had it re-bound in red morocco gilt.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
Mr. Fellowes’s show could easily be dismissed as a Harlequin romance novel in morocco leather binding, but it casts a spell on viewers not unlike the allure of a Harry Potter novel.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2014
The item, bound in two gilt-tooled morocco volumes, was bought at auction by a Philadelphia lawyer for $120,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until the moment of delivery it is kept locked in an ancient red morocco budget box.
From Time Magazine Archive
He extracted a book covered in rich green morocco leather handsomely tipped with gold.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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