Etymology

Mashreq

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Today it means: The geographic region consisting of Arabic-speaking lands in eastern Africa and western Asia, from Egypt and the Sudan eastwards. Full definition →

Arabic مَشْرِق
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمَشْرِق
  2. English todayMashreq

From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.