Maghreb

== English == === Alternative forms === Maghrib === Etymology === From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set, to go down”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/, /ˈmʌɡɹəb/ === Proper noun === Maghreb The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya. ==== Usage notes ==== As the name of a region, construed with "the": the Maghreb ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hamberg == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ɡʁɛb/ === Proper noun === Maghreb m Maghreb (the predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ====