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Morocco

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Morocco
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Etymology 1

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Earlier spellingMarocco, fromPortugueseMarrocos and/orSpanishMarruecos, fromArabicمُرَّاكُش(murrākuš), fromBerberⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ(amur n akuc, literallyLand of God). The word originally referred to the capital city ofMarrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as apars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare olderArabicمُرَّاكُش(murrākuš) (nowاَلْمَغْرِب(al-maḡrib)),Persianمراکش(marâkeš),Medieval LatinMarrochium.Turkish refers to the country asFas fromFez, another former capital.Doublet ofMarrakech.

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Morocco

  1. Acountry inNorth Africa. Official name:Kingdom of Morocco. Capital:Rabat.
    • 2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, inGeographical[1], archived fromthe original on27 February 2021:
      Jonathan Hill, professor of international relations in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, points to ongoing social unrest among rural youths inMorocco as another key reason why the law was passed. He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked.
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Etymology 2

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Probably a surname ofItalian origin.

Proper noun

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Morocco (pluralMoroccos)

  1. Asurname from Italian.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census,Morocco is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals.Morocco is most common among White (92.23%) individuals.

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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

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