Maghreb

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Maghreb

/ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/
/ˈmʌɡɹəb/

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

proper noun the Maghreb · Maghrib

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.

Opposite: Levant, Mashreq

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proper noun

Opposite: Levant, Mashreq

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name region in Africa

Español	Magreb
한국어	마그레브 Mageurebeu
日本語	マグリブ Maguribu
中文	馬格里布 Mǎgélǐbù
हिन्दी	मग़रिब maġrib, मग़रेब maġreb, मगरब magrab
Português	Magrebe
Français	Maghreb
Deutsch	Maghreb
Italiano	Magreb
Ελληνικά	Μαγκρέμπ Magkrémp, Μπαρμπαριά Barmpariá
Русский	Магри́б Magríb
العربية	اَلْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib, اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ al-maḡrib al-ʕarabiyy
עברית	מַגְרֶבּ magreb

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@misc{maghreb_2026,
  title = {Maghreb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maghreb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}