"Mashreq" meaning in English

See Mashreq in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑʃɹɛk/ Forms: the Mashreq [canonical], Mashriq [alternative], Mashrek [alternative], Mashrik [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَشْرِق}} Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq), {{root|en|ar|ش ر ق}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Mashreq}} the Mashreq
  1. The geographic region consisting of Arabic-speaking lands in eastern Africa and western Asia, from Egypt and the Sudan eastwards. Related terms: Mashreqi Translations (Translations): مَشْرِق (mašriq) [masculine] (Arabic), Machrek [masculine] (French), Machreq [masculine] (French), Meşrik (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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