Maghreb en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌɡɹəb/
- /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/
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Etymology
From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set, to go down”).
Meanings
- The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghrib | alternative | lexicographic | |
| the Maghreb | canonical | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Maghrebi · Maghrebin · Maghrebian
Deriveds
Little Maghreb · Maghrebin · Maghrebi
Translations (47)
cmn 馬格里布 (region in Africa) · hi मग़रिब (region in Africa) · ar اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ (region in Africa) · sq Magreb (region in Africa) · id Maghrib (region in Africa) · ur مغرب (region in Africa) · bn মাগরেব (region in Africa) · it Magreb (region in Africa) · pt Magrebe (region in Africa) · uk Магри́б (region in Africa) · kk Мағриб (region in Africa) · es Magreb (region in Africa) · fi Maghreb (region in Africa) · fa مغرب عربی (region in Africa) · da Maghreb (region in Africa) · he מַגְרֶבּ (region in Africa) · ko 마그레브 (region in Africa) · oc Magrèb (region in Africa) · be Магры́б (region in Africa) · uz Magʻrib (region in Africa) · eo Magrebo (region in Africa) · su Magribi (region in Africa) · fa مغرب (region in Africa) · tg Мағриб (region in Africa) · ar اَلْمَغْرِب (region in Africa) · hy Մաղրիբ (region in Africa) · ky Магриб (region in Africa) · fr Maghreb (region in Africa) · tr Mağrip (region in Africa) · hi मगरब (region in Africa) · el Μαγκρέμπ (region in Africa) · nl Maghreb (region in Africa) · kmr Mexrib (region in Africa) · gl Magreb (region in Africa) · ka მაღრიბი (region in Africa) · ru Магри́б (region in Africa) · de Maghreb (region in Africa) · hi मग़रेब (region in Africa) · az Məğrib (region in Africa) · ca Magrib (region in Africa) · ja マグリブ (region in Africa) · ms Maghreb (region in Africa) · ps مغرب (region in Africa) · el Μπαρμπαριά (region in Africa) · ug مەغرىب (region in Africa) · tt Мәгъриб (region in Africa) · bg Магре́б (region in Africa)