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Morocco

Syllabification: (Mo·roc·co)
Pronunciation: /məˈräkō/
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Definition of Morocco
  • a country in northwestern Africa, with coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean; population 31,285,200 (est. 2009); capital, Rabat; languages, Arabic (official) and Berber.

Conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century, Morocco later fell under French and Spanish influence as each country established protectorates in the early 20th century. It became an independent monarchy after the withdrawal of the colonial powers in 1956 and the sultan became king. A bicameral legislature was established in 1997

Derivatives

Moroccan

Pronunciation: /-ˈräkən/
adjective & noun

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