Meanings
- The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.
My dear Mademoiselle, perhaps you have already observed that in Casablanca, human life is cheap. Good night, Mademoiselle.
1942, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casablanca, spoken by Major Strasser1 more example
We see documentary footage (the trudging homeless) and an animated map—an inky line movies from Paris to Marseilles, from there to Oran, and finally to Casablanca, where the lucky ones escape via Lisbon and the rest “wait…and wait…and wait.”
2012 March 19, David Denby, “Everybody Comes to Rick’s: “Casablanca” on the Big Screen”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2024
Origin
- Arabicالدَّار الْبَيْضَاء“the white home”
- PortugueseCasa Branca
- SpanishCasablanca
- EnglishCasablanca
Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”).
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Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, كَازَابْلَانْكَا
- الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ)city of Morocco
- كَازَابْلَانْكَا (kāzāblānkā)city of Morocco
Bengali কাসাব্লাঙ্কা, দারুল বয়জা
- কাসাব্লাঙ্কা (kaśablaṅka)city of Morocco
- দারুল বয়জা (darul boẏja)city of Morocco
Bulgarian Казабла́нка
- Казабла́нка (Kazablánka)city of Morocco
Catalan Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Chinese Mandarin 達爾貝達 /达尔贝达, 卡薩布蘭卡 /卡萨布兰卡
- 達爾貝達 /达尔贝达 (Dá'ěr-Bèidá)city of Morocco
- 卡薩布蘭卡 /卡萨布兰卡 (Kǎsàbùlánkǎ)city of Morocco
Czech Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Danish Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Dutch Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Esperanto Kazablanko
- Kazablankocity of Morocco
Estonian Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Finnish Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
French Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
German Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Greek Καζαμπλάνκα
- Καζαμπλάνκα (Kazamplánka)city of Morocco
Hebrew קזבלנקה
- קזבלנקהcity of Morocco
Hindi कासाब्लांका
- कासाब्लांका (kāsāblāṅkā)city of Morocco
Hungarian Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Italian Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Japanese カサブランカ
- カサブランカ (Kasaburanka)city of Morocco
Korean 카사블랑카
- 카사블랑카 (Kasabeullangka)city of Morocco
Latin Anfa
- Anfacity of Morocco
Latvian Kasablanka
- Kasablankacity of Morocco
Lithuanian Kasablanka
- Kasablankacity of Morocco
Norwegian Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Persian کازابلانکا, دارالبیضاء
- کازابلانکا (kâzâblânkâ)city of Morocco
- دارالبیضاءcity of Morocco
Polish Casablanca, Casablanka
- Casablancacity of Morocco
- Casablankacity of Morocco
Portuguese Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Romanian Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Russian Касабла́нка
- Касабла́нка (Kasablánka)city of Morocco
Slovak Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Spanish Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Swedish Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Thai กาซาบลังกา
- กาซาบลังกา (gaa-saa blang-gaa)city of Morocco
Ukrainian Касабла́нка
- Касабла́нка (Kasablánka)city of Morocco
Urdu دار البیضاء
- دار البیضاء (dar-ul-baizā)city of Morocco
Vietnamese Casablanca
- Casablancacity of Morocco
Cite this entry
Casablanca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casablanca
“Casablanca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casablanca. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Casablanca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casablanca.
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