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Proper Noun

1. 1
   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.

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mahgribnorth africa

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LevantMashreq

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"Algeria is located in the North African region known as the Maghreb."

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set, to go down”).

Related phrases

Little Maghreb

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