Morocco en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /məˈɹɒkɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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- məräk'ō (US)
- /məˈɾɔko/ (Scotland)
- /məˈɾɒkoː/ (Wales)
- /məˈɹɔkəʉ/ (Australia)
- /məˈɹɔkəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US)
- /məˈɹɒkəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), further etymology uncertain. The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as a pars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare older Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš) (now اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)), Persian مراکش (marâkeš), Medieval Latin Marrochium. Turkish refers to the country as Fas from Fez, another former capital. Doublet of Marrakech.
Meanings
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A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.
Jonathan Hill, professor of international relations in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, points to ongoing social unrest among rural youths in Morocco as another key reason why the law was passed. He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked.
2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, in Geographical, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:
Deriveds
Morocco red · Moroccan · Morocco agencies · Blue Pearl of Morocco · Morocco plum
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Translations (142)
af Marokko (country) · ko 모로코 (country) · my မော်ရိုကို (country) · km ម៉ារ៉ុក (country) · gl Marrocos (country) · hu Marokkó (country) · si මොරොක්කෝව (country) · su Maroko (country) · shi lmɣrib (country) · bew Magrib (country) · uk Маро́кко (country) · kis Moroko (country) · mer Moroko (country) · crh Mağrip (country) · ga Maracó (country) · sl Maroko (country) · br Maroko (country) · am ሞሮኮ (country) · ary المغرب (country) · tzm ⴰⵎⵕⵕⵓⴽ (country) · lv Maroka (country) · ru Маро́кко (country) · fa-ira مَغْرِب (country) · co Maroccu (country) · fy Marokko (country) · pa مراکش (country) · cy Moroco (country) · et Maroko (country) · ko 마로끄 (country) · ro Maroc (country) · yi מאַראָקאָ (country) · sq Maroku (country) · tt Марокко (country) · wa Marok (country) · la Marocum (country) · eu Maroko (country) · dv މައުރިބު (country) · kn ಮೊರಾಕೊ (country) · bew Maroko (country) · mt il-Marokk (country) · acw المغرب (country) · sc Marocu (country) · pt Marrocos (country) · ban Maroko (country) · yue 摩洛哥 (country) · ug ماراكەش (country) · hi मोरक्को (country) · lo ມາລົກ (country) · ta மொரோக்கோ (country) · sco Morocco (country) · eo Maroko (country) · kln Moroko (country) · tr Fas (country) · gu મોરોક્કો (country) · sh Maròko (country) · el Μαρόκο (country) · ca Marroc (country) · id Maroko (country) · rm Maroc (country) · fi Marokko (country) · bn মরোক্কো (country) · tl Maruekos (country) · an Marruecos (country) · oc Marròc (country) · hy Մարոկկո (country) · ace Maghribi (country) · nb Marokko (country) · pa ਮੋਰਾਕੋ (country) · prs مَرَاکِش (country) · lb Marokko (country) · ast Marruecos (country) · ckb مەغریب (country) · or ମୋରୋକୋ (country) · he מָרוֹקוֹ (country) · uz Marokash (country) · be Маро́ка (country) · sh Маро̀ко (country) · mk Маро́ко (country) · ki Moroko (country) · aii ܡܵܪܵܟܸܫ (country) · sc Maroccu (country) · kmr Maroko (country) · mi Moroko (country) · sv Marocko (country) · luy Moroko (country) · prs مَغْرِب (country) · fr Maroc (country) · de Marokko (country) · tl Maruwekos (country) · da Marokko (country) · bg Маро́ко (country) · hi मराकेश (country) · sk Maroko (country) · fa-ira مَراکِش (country) · ak Moroko (country) · ha Màr̃ōkò (country) · ms Maghribi (country) · luo Moroko (country) · az Mərakeş (country) · yo Mòrókò (country) · nrf Maroc (country) · ja モロッコ (country) · id Moroko (country) · vi Ma-rốc (country) · tzm ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (country) · te మొరాకో (country) · is Marokkó (country) · pa ਮਰਾਕਿਸ਼ (country) · pl Maroko (country) · vls Marokko (country) · ti ሞሮኮ (country) · ps مراکش (country) · ky Марокко (country) · tk Marokko (country) · sw Moroko (country) · mi Marako (country) · ia Marroco (country) · jv Maroko (country) · ba Марокко (country) · lad Maroko (country) · th โมร็อกโก (country) · es Marruecos (country) · gv Yn Varoc (country) · rar Maroko (country) · cs Maroko (country) · ar الْمَغْرِب (country) · kk Марокко (country) · ur مَراکِش (country) · it Marocco (country) · ml മൊറോക്കൊ (country) · mn Марокко (country) · scn Maroccu (country) · kum Магърип (country) · cmn 摩洛哥 (country) · kk Мағрибия (country) · nl Marokko (country) · tg Марокаш (country) · ka მაროკო (country) · lt Marokas (country) · fo Marokko (country) · gur Maroko (country) · kam Moroko (country)