Maghreb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/ /ˈmʌɡɹəb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maghreb.wav

Word forms

Maghreb Maghrib

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set, to go down”).

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