Maghreb

[ muhg-ruh b ]

/ ˈmʌg rəb /

the Arabic name for the NW part of Africa, generally including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya.

Example sentences from the Web for maghreb

If its group in the Maghreb has sleeper cells in France, now is the time they may be activated.

Al Qaeda’s Dangerous Play in Mali |Bruce Riedel |January 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The mix of al Qaeda in the Maghreb, Ansar al Dine, and the Tuareg rebels is combustible.

Al Qaeda’s Dangerous Play in Mali |Bruce Riedel |January 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Were they connected with the race which had planted its dolmens over the plains of the Maghreb?

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12) |G. Maspero
He emigrated to Maghreb (Kairuan), in which city there had existed ever since its foundation a numerous Jewish population.

History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

He was sent in 958 to bring the ever-refractory Maghreb (Morocco) to allegiance.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 |Various
She heard the muezzins calling the evening "maghreb prayer" over the city.

God Wills It! |William Stearns Davis

Maghreb

/ (ˈmʌɡrəb) /

NW Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya

from Arabic, literally: the West