MOROCCO


Meaning of MOROCCO in English

— Moroccan /meuh rok"euhn/ , adj. , n.

/meuh rok"oh/ , n.

1. French, Maroc . Spanish, Marruecos . a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 30,391,423; 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Cap.: Rabat. Cf. Tangier Zone .

2. former name of Marrakesh .

3. ( l.c. ) a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.

4. ( l.c. ) any leather made in imitation of this. Also called morocco leather (for defs. 3, 4).

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