Mo·roc·co (m -r k  ) A country of northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited from ancient times by Berbers, the region became a Roman province in the 1st century a.d. and was conquered by Arabs in the 7th century. The country was later united (11th-13th century) under Berber-Muslim dynasties. The French established a protectorate over most of the region in 1912, and in 1956 Morocco achieved independence as a kingdom. Rabat is the capital and Casablanca the largest city. Population: 33,800,000. Mo·roc can adj. & n. |   |
| mo·roc·co (m-rk) n. pl. mo·roc·cos A soft fine leather of goatskin tanned with sumac, used for book bindings and shoes. [After Morocco.] |
morocco
Noun
a fine soft leather made from goatskins [after Morocco, where it was originally made]
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| Noun | 1. |  Morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation Maghreb, Mahgrib - the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia Casablanca - a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco El Aaium - a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast Oujda - a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border capital of Morocco, Rabat - the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast Tangier, Tangiers - a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841" Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara - an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992 Atlas Mountains - a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia Abila, Abyla, Jebel Musa - a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules Moroccan - a native or inhabitant of Morocco |
| 2. | morocco - a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc. leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning Levant, Levant morocco - a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding |
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