# Maghreb

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/ · frequency rank #45,500

## Definitions
1. The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.

## Etymology
From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, literally “where the sun sets, the West”), noun of place from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to set, to go down”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`amghreb`, `magghreb`, `magherb`, `maghhreb`, `maghrbe`, `maghrebb`, `maghrreb`, `magrheb`, `mahgreb`, `mgahreb`, `mmaghreb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maghreb