Maghrebi

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noun

Ma·​ghre·​bi

variants or Maghribi

ˈməgrəbē

plural Maghrebi or Maghrebis or Maghribi

1

: a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb

2

: the Arabic dialect spoken in western North Africa

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

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maghreb

2

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Arabic maghribīy, literally, western

Adjective

Maghreb, Maghrib northwestern Africa and Spain + English -ian

First Known Use

Adjective

1743, in the meaning defined above

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