al-magrib

Questions about al-magrib

What does al-magrib mean?

al-magrib means "a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956".

How many syllables are in al-magrib?

al-magrib has 3 syllables and divides as al--ma-grib under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for al-magrib?

Close synonyms include Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is al-magrib a common word?

al-magrib is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.