English Explanatory Dictionary

Casablanca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

Pronunciation

/kæsəˈblæŋkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Casablanca.wav

Word forms

Casablanca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”).

Derived words

Casablancan
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