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🧒🏽 A girl's name 👩🏽 Dark-haired 👩🏽 A dark-haired woman 🏙️ A city in India 🗳️ Mexican political party
morena

morena

8.5
A major political party in Mexico
  • proper noun
  • /məˈreɪnə/
translation icon : Morena
  • During the election, Morena focused on improving healthcare and education in Mexico.

Examples

  • Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • The Morena party has been pivotal in shaping Mexico's current political landscape.

  • About the same time, Morena (1934) was offering a much more sophisticated program involving role playing.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • These were early signals of opposition political activity organized by the Mouvement de Redressement National (MORENA) that boldly burst upon the scene in November and December.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The year 1989 witnessed the return of exiled MORENA opposition figure Father Paul Mba-Abessole, as well as the uncovering of two plots by well-placed government officials who sought to overthrow the Bongo regime.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Rallies for Morena have attracted thousands of supporters across the country.

Surface Forms

morena main

Etymology

Morena the Mexican political party is short for Movimiento Regeneración Nacional, and the letters form the word morena which in Spanish means 'brown' or 'dark-haired'. So the party name links its full title with a word that suggests ordinary people and heritage.