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Casablanca

Casablanca

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A large port city in northwest Morocco
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə/
: Casablanca
  • We then went to Casablanca for the day and arrived in France three days later.
  • Casablanca conference

So he went from the United States to Casablanca to Cairo to Tehran to Yalta, all the way around Europe.

Examples

  • All the tourists were excited to explore Casablanca, the vibrant hub of Morocco's economy.

  • So I just got my stuff left and took the train and now I'm here in Casablanca and I have no idea what to do.

  • I took a boat to Tangier because I had an address in Casablanca for my mother's oldest brother.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The movie takes place in 1941 in Vichy-controlled Casablanca, Morocco.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Leila Houari was born in Casablanca in 1958, but moved with her family to Brussels in 1965.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Albert Swissa was born in Casablanca in 1959 and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1963.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The Lisbon plane soared away from the dense, swirling fog of Casablanca, up and into the night.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • You can easily book a flight from New York to Casablanca, which is Morocco's largest city.

  • His father traveled to Casablanca to attend an important business meeting at the port.

Surface Forms

Casablanca main

Etymology

Casablanca comes from the Spanish words Casa ('house') and blanca ('white'), so it literally means 'white house'. That's why the name now refers to the big city and main Atlantic port of Morocco.