Maghreb

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Alternative spellings

English

Etymology

From Arabic مغرب (máğrib, 'where the sun sets', 'the West') < غرب (ğáraba, 'to set', 'to go down').

Proper noun

Maghreb

1. Northwest Africa, the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile. The lands of the Maghreb are generally considered to be the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.

Alternative spellings

• Maghrib

fi:Maghreb