Moor

/mʊər/
/mɔ/
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Other forms: Moors

Definitions of Moor
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    Moslem, Muslim
    a believer in or follower of Islam
Pronunciation
US
/mʊər/
UK
/mɔ/
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