Etymology

Maghreb

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Arabic مَغْرِب
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَغْرِب
  2. English todayMaghreb

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

Words from the same roots

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maghrib

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