MORESQUE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of the Moors

Example:

Moorish courtyard

Synonyms:

Moorish; Moresque

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Moor (one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century)

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