MOOR


Meaning of MOOR in English

/moor/ , n.

1. a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.

2. a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century A.D. and occupied it until 1492.

[ 1350-1400; ME More Maure Maurus Maûros ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .