Maghreb
The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa,…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.
» My friend is from the Maghreb.
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1 sensesThe 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.
Maghreb
Магри́бMagríb
Магри́бMahrýb
Examples
17 sentencesMy friend is from the Maghreb.
Algeria has the strongest army in the Maghreb region.
Berber survives in many pockets of the Maghreb region.
Algeria is a member of the Arab Maghreb Union.
Could Algeria become the Silicon Valley of the Maghreb region?
Translations
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Origin
From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place fromFrom 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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