Maghreb in Arabic
اَلْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib
/ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/
Maghreb in Arabic: اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib), اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ (al-maḡrib al-ʕarabiyy). In English, Maghreb means 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.
Arabic words for Maghreb
- region in Africa
- اَلْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib, اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ al-maḡrib al-ʕarabiyy
English meaning of Maghreb
- proper noun 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.
Maghreb in other languages
Questions about Maghreb in Arabic
- What is the meaning of Maghreb in Arabic?
- Maghreb in Arabic is اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib), اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ (al-maḡrib al-ʕarabiyy).
- ما معنى كلمة Maghreb؟
- Maghreb: اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib), اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ (al-maḡrib al-ʕarabiyy).
- What does Maghreb mean in English?
- Maghreb means 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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Adapted from Wiktionary: Maghreb (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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