morocco

[After MOROCCO.]

[muh-RAHK-oh] The population of this North African country is predominately Muslim, a religion that prohibits the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It wasn't until the French took control and French settlers began arriving in the late 1920s and early 1930s that vineyards were planted in large numbers. As a French protectorate, Morocco produced substantial quantities of wine. When Morocco regained its independence in 1956, however, wine production began to decline. Although the wines don't compare with the quality of the French wines, Morocco has a quality system, appellation d'origine garantie, that is similiar to the French ac system. Most Moroccan wines are red and are usually rough and alcoholic. They're generally exported in bulk to be used as blending wines by European countries. Morocco's main grape varieties are alicante boushet, carignan, cinsaut and grenache. mourvèdre and syrah are grown in small quantites for higher-quality wines. Some rosé wines and a small amount of white wine are also made. The main growing areas are near the coastal cities of Casablanca and Rabat and inland around Meknès and Fes at the base of the Atlas Mountains.

Morocco is a country in Africa.

Morocco may also refer to:

• Morocco, Indiana, a town in the United States
• Morocco (1930 film)
• El Morocco, a famous nightclub in New York City
• Morocco leather
• Morocco (Epcot), a pavilion at the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Morocco

n. - Marokko

Nederlands (Dutch)
Marokko, marokijnleer

Français (French)
n. - Maroc

n. - Maroc, maroquin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Marokko

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) Μαρόκο, (δέρμα) μαροκέν

Italiano (Italian)
marocchino, Marocco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Marrocos (m), marroquim (m)

Русский (Russian)
Марокко, сафьян

Español (Spanish)
n. - marroquí, tafilete, Marruecos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Marocko

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摩洛哥, 摩洛哥皮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 摩洛哥, 摩洛哥皮

한국어 (Korean)
모로코(왕국) (아프리카 북서안의 회교국; 수도 Rabat), 모로코 가죽 (무두질한 염소 가죽)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - モロッコ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مراكش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עור-עזים, מרוקו‬

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