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Mo·roc·co

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–noun

1.	French, Maroc. Spanish, Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 30,391,423; 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.

2.	former name of Marrakesh.

3.	(lowercase) a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.

4.	(lowercase) any leather made in imitation of this.

Also called morocco leather (for defs. 3, 4).

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Mo·roc·can

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n. pl. mo·roc·cos
A soft fine leather of goatskin tanned with sumac, used for book bindings and shoes.

[After Morocco.]

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A country of northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited from ancient times by Berbers, the region became a Roman province in the 1st century A.D. and was conquered by Arabs in the 7th century. The country was later united (11th-13th century) under Berber-Muslim dynasties. The French established a protectorate over most of the region in 1912, and in 1956 Morocco achieved independence as a kingdom. Rabat is the capital and Casablanca the largest city. Population: 33,200,000.

Mo·roc'can adj. & n.

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morocco

"kind of fine flexible leather," 1634, short for Morocco leather, from Morocco, the country in northwest Africa, where the tanned leather was first made. The country name is from It., from Berber Marrakesh (properly the name of the city of Marrakesh), from Ar. Maghrib-al-Aqca "Extreme West."

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morocco
noun
1.	a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
2.	a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.

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Morocco

Kingdom in northwestern Africa with coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; it is bordered by Algeria to the east and the western Sahara to the south. Its largest city is Casablanca, and its capital is Rabat.

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Morocco, IN (town, FIPS 51138) Location: 40.94561 N, 87.45269 W
Population (1990): 1044 (502 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47963

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Morocco

Moor\, n. [F. More, Maure, L. Maurus a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. ?; cf. ? black, dark. Cf. Morris a dance, Morocco.]

1. One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.

2. (Hist.) Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion. "In Spanish history the terms Moors, Saracens, and Arabs are synonymous." --Internat. Cyc.

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