Casablanca

[ kas-uh-blang-kuh, kah-suh-blahng-kuh ]

/ ˌkæs əˈblæŋ kə, ˌkɑ səˈblɑŋ kə /

noun

a seaport in NW Morocco: wartime conference of Roosevelt and Churchill, January, 1943.

Example sentences from the Web for casablanca

The tentative location of the quarantine (which is “still to be defined”) is Casablanca.

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Context: The Casablanca star was a great lover of scotch and said this on his deathbed before falling victim to cancer.

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Casablanca is constantly referred to as one of the best films of all time.

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You claim that you own Casablanca and that no one else can use that name without permission.

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I played Humphrey Bogart in a Casablanca sketch with my mother, and I played Flo Ziegfeld in a play.

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Where else could they be than within a mile of the sea bastions of Casablanca?

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"So this is Casablanca," he murmured, and absently unsnapped his safety harness.

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They would never fly to Casablanca, or to any other place, for that matter.

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Perhaps the best idea of the town for those readers acquainted with Morocco will be to call it a large edition of Casablanca.

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"Or else they are hunting for all planes headed for Casablanca," Dawson replied slowly.

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British Dictionary definitions for casablanca

Casablanca

/ (ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə) /

noun

a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)

Cultural definitions for casablanca (1 of 2)

Casablanca

A romantic war adventure film from 1942, in which Humphrey Bogart plays a nightclub owner in Casablanca, Morocco, and Ingrid Bergman plays his former lover.

notes for Casablanca

Casablanca has a classic blend of love interest and international intrigue, and many lines from it are extremely familiar: “Here's looking at you, kid” (Bogart's toast to Bergman), and “Play it once, Sam — for old time's sake.... Play ‘As Time Goes By’” (Bergman's request to the pianist in Bogart's club), which is often misquoted as “Play it again, Sam.”

Cultural definitions for casablanca (2 of 2)

Casablanca

Largest city in Morocco. It is a port on the Atlantic Ocean.

notes for Casablanca

The city was the setting of Casablanca, a 1943 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

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