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Country name Morocco, in 35 editions.
The entry for Morocco published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Kingdom of Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form:
Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form:
Al Maghrib
The entry for Morocco did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form:
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form :
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: form : Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form : form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco conventional short form: Morocco local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah local short form: Al Maghrib
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local short form: Al Maghrib
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah local short form: Al Maghrib
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local short form: Al Maghrib long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local
local short form: Al Maghrib
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form:
Morocco
local long form:
Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form:
Al Maghrib
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
note: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
note: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- etymology:
- the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco;
- the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghribnote: etymology: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- former:
- French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
- etymology:
- the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco;
- the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
former: French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
etymology: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- former:
- French Protectorate in Morocco,
- Spanish Protectorate in Morocco,
- Spanish Sahara,
- Western Sahara
- etymology:
- the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco;
- the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
former: French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco Morocco, Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara
etymology: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- former:
- French Protectorate in Morocco,
- Spanish Protectorate in Morocco,
- Ifni,
- Spanish Sahara,
- Western Sahara
- etymology:
- the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco;
- the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
former: French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco, Ifni, Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara
etymology: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Morocco
- conventional short form:
- Morocco
- local long form:
- Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
- local short form:
- Al Maghrib
- former:
- French Protectorate in Morocco,
- Spanish Protectorate in Morocco,
- Ifni,
- Spanish Sahara,
- Western Sahara
- etymology:
- the English name of Morocco derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names Marruecos and Marrocos, which stem from Marrakesh, the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco;
- the Arabic name, Al Maghrib, translates as "The West"
conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
conventional short form: Morocco
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
local short form: Al Maghrib
former: French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco, Ifni, Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara
etymology: the English name "Morocco" of Morocco derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" Marruecos and "Marrocos," Marrocos, which stem from "Marrakesh" Marrakesh, the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" name, Al Maghrib, translates as "The West"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Morocco: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/morocco/country-name.