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MOROCCAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Morocco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Moroccan" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Moroccan" is a member of...):

Al-Magrib; Kingdom of Morocco; Maroc; Marruecos; Morocco (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)

Derivation:

Moroccan (of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people

Example:

Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels

Synonyms:

Maroc; Moroccan

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Morocco (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)

Derivation:

Moroccan (a native or inhabitant of Morocco)

Morocco (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)

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