Maghreb

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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The Maghreb

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/, /ˈmʌɡɹəb/

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Maghreb

  1. A region of North Africa. Northwest Africa, the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile. The lands of the Maghreb are generally considered to be the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.

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As the name of a region, construed with "the": the Maghreb

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally where the sun sets, the West).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɡʁɛb/
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Maghreb m

  1. Maghreb (a region in Northern Africa)

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