Maghrebian

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adjective

Ma·ghreb·i·an mə-ˈgre-bē-ən

variants or Maghribian

mə-ˈgri-bē-ən

or Maghrebi

ˈmä-grə-bē

or Maghribi

ˈmä-grə-bē

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maghreb

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of the Maghreb

Maghrebian

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noun

Ma·ghreb·i·an mə-ˈgre-bē-ən

variants or Maghribian

mə-ˈgri-bē-ən

plural Maghrebians or Maghribians

: a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Maghreb, Maghrib northwestern Africa and Spain + English -ian

First Known Use

Adjective

1743, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Maghreb, the was in 1743

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Geographical Definition

Maghreb, the

geographical name

Ma·ghreb, the ˈmä-grəb

variants or the Maghrib

region encompassing northwestern Mediterranean Africa and formerly also Spain

Note: The Maghreb is specifically considered to include the Mediterranean coastal areas of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and sometimes Egypt, but is often used of those countries in their entirety.

Maghrebi adjective or noun

or Maghribi

ˈmä-grə-bē

Maghrebian

mə-ˈgre-bē-ən

adjective or noun

or Maghribian

mə-ˈgri-bē-ən

Maghrebian

adjective

noun

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Geographical Definition

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