Complete Definition of "Moor"

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wikipedia|Moor (people)
English

Etymology
F. More, Maure; from the Latin Maurus, a Moor, meaning a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania. Webster 1913 also says: Gr. ?; confer ? black, dark. Confer {Morris} a dance, {Morocco}. Morris dance is from the ME. moreys daunce, �Moorish dance�. The Moroccan connection is doubtful, as Morocco is from Marrakech, itself from the Berber murt 'n akush, �the country of God�.

Noun
en-noun

  1. One of a mixed race of Arab and Berber people inhabiting north-west Africa who follow Islam.
  2. A member of this race that occupied Spain from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

Translations
trans-top|A member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people
Dutch: Moor
French: t|fr|Maure m
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|Maur m
Russian: t|ru|мав�|m|trmavr|scCyrl
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trans-top|A member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain
Dutch: Moor
French: t|fr|Maure m
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|Maur m
Russian: t|ru|мав�|m|trmavr|scCyrl
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ttbc|Esperanto: t|eo|MaÅ­roj|xs=Esperanto
ttbc|Estonian: t-|et|maur, t|et|moorlane
ttbc|German: t|de|Maure m, t|de|Mohr m
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ttbc|Portuguese: t|pt|Mouro, t|pt|Moiro
ttbc|Romanian: t|ro|Maur
ttbc|Slovak: t|sl|Mavri
ttbc|Spanish: t-|es|Moro

Derived terms
Moorish

Anagrams
room


German

Noun
Moor n (Plural: Moore)

  1. moor (wasteland)

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