Rabat

¹

[rah-baht, ruh-]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Morocco, in the NW part.

rabat

²

[rab-uht]

noun

1. a piece of unglazed and imperfectly fired pottery, used for polishing hard surfaces.

rabat

³

[rab-ee, ruh-bat]

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.

Rabat

/ rəˈbɑːt /

noun

1. the capital of Morocco, in the northwest on the Atlantic coast, served by the port of Salé: became a military centre in the 12th century and a Corsair republic in the 17th century. Pop: 673 000 (2003)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rabat¹

< French, Middle French. See rebate ¹

Origin of Rabat²

From Middle French, dating back to 1860–65; rebate ¹

Example Sentences

But the sprawling desert city of around 250,000 people remains at the heart of the conflict that has pitted Rabat against the Algiers-backed Polisario Front, which seeks independence for the mainly tribal native Sahrawi people.

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Many Sahrawi tribal leaders interviewed by AFP voiced support for Rabat's plan.

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DR Congo and Nigeria drew 1-1 after extra time in the African play-offs final in Rabat on Sunday and the central Africans won 4-3 on penalties to book a place in inter-confederation play-offs in Mexico next March.

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DR Congo and Nigeria drew 1-1 after extra time in the tie in Rabat and the central Africans won 4-3 on penalties to book a place in inter-confederation play-offs in Mexico next March.

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Morocco's king on Friday lauded as "historic" a UN Security Council decision to support his country's plan for Western Sahara, a disputed territory that has provoked decades of conflict between Rabat and the Sahrawi independence movement Polisario, backed by Algeria.

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