Casablanca

//kæsəˈblæŋkə// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

    "My dear Mademoiselle, perhaps you have already observed that in Casablanca, human life is cheap. Good night, Mademoiselle."

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"I would have liked to have seen 'Casablanca' when the movie was discussed."

Etymology

From Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”).

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