Essaouira

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/ɛs.əˈwɪ.ɹə/

proper noun

A city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast.

Similar
MogadorMugadur
OriginArabic الصَّوِيرَة →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast.

    Synonyms: Mogador, Mugadur

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast.

Similar
MogadorMugadur

Origin

  1. Arabicالصَّوِيرَة
  2. EnglishEssaouira

From Arabic الصَّوِيرَة (aṣ-ṣawīra, literally “the little rampart”).

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Translations

Arabic الصَّوِيرَة
  • الصَّوِيرَة (aṣ-ṣawīra)city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
French Essaouira, Mogador
  • Essaouiracity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
  • Mogadorcity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Japanese エッサウィラ
  • エッサウィラ (Essawira)city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Korean 에사우이라, 에사위라
  • 에사우이라 (Esau'ira)city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
  • 에사위라 (Esawira)city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Lithuanian Savira
  • Saviracity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Portuguese Essaouira, Mogador
  • Essaouiracity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
  • Mogadorcity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Spanish Esauira
  • Esauiracity in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
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APA

Essaouira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essaouira

MLA

“Essaouira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essaouira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Essaouira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Essaouira.

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