Moro
1a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
Origin of Moro
1Other definitions for Moro (2 of 2)
Al·do [al-doh; Italian ahl-daw], /ˈæl doʊ; Italian ˈɑl dɔ/, 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.
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How to use Moro in a sentence
They landed more than six hundred of their men and more than one thousand Moros of the country, who also came in their ships.
The Moros possessed a large number of Remington rifles, looted from the Spaniards, on whom they had often made surprise raids.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanArrived at Súgud, the Moros kept up a constant fire from the hills on the American front.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanFinally all the combustible portion of the fort was burnt to the ground, 12 cannon were captured, and about 60 Moros were slain.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe sleeping mat1 is used throughout the Christian provinces, and is also found among the Moros.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for Moro (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɔːrəʊ) /
plural -ros or -ro a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons
the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
Origin of Moro
1British Dictionary definitions for Moro (2 of 2)
/ (Italian ˈmɔːro) /
Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered
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