Morocco

Meaning

A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

Synonyms

Kingdom of Morocco

Maroc

Al-Magrib

Marruecos

the Kingdom of Morocco

𐐣𐐲𐑉𐐪𐐿𐐬

Translations

Maroc

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Marruecos

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Marocco

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Marokko

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Marrocos

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المغرب

Μαρόκο

Marokko

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Fas

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Marroc

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Marocum

Marròc

المملكة المغربية

Regno del Marocco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈɹɒkəʊ/

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic: مُرَّاكُش

Cognate with Persian: مراکش

Cognate with Turkish: -

In summary

Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from Berber ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”). The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as a pars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare older Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš) (now اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)), Persian مراکش (marâkeš), Medieval Latin Marrochium. Turkish refers to the country as Fas from Fez, another former capital. Doublet of Marrakech.