maghreb
Noun
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The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia (synset 108614879)
is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthhas:
- algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
- al-magrib, kingdom of morocco, maroc, marruecos, morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
- republic of tunisia, tunisia - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
is a part of: africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Oceansame as: mahgrib
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