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maghreb

/ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
maghreb
IPA
/ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مَغْرِب, غ ر ب

Inflected Forms

the Maghreb (canonical) Maghrib (alternative)

Derived Forms

Maghrebi Maghrebin

Phrases

Little Maghreb

Frequently Paired Words

Maghrebi Maghrebian Maghrebin

Antonyms

Levant Mashreq

Questions

How do you pronounce maghreb?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/.
What does maghreb mean?
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.
Where does maghreb come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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