Moor
noun/mɔː(r)/, /mʊə(r)/
/mʊr/
- a member of a Muslim people of north-west Africa who ruled part of Spain until the 15th centuryWord Originfrom Old French More, via Latin from Greek Mauros ‘inhabitant of Mauretania’, an ancient region of North Africa.
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