"Moor" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊɹ/ [General-American], /mɔɹ/ [General-American] Forms: Moors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Moor (plural Moors)
  1. A surname.
    A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-name-vTOVDzk8 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-name-lSAf~eQL Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /mɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊɹ/ [General-American], /mɔɹ/ [General-American] Forms: Moors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Doublet of Moro. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|More}} Middle English More, {{m|enm|Moore}} Moore, {{der|en|fro|More}} Old French More, {{m+|fr|Maure}} French Maure, {{der|en|la|Maurus||a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania}} Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), {{der|en|grc|Μαυρούσιος||Mauretanian}} Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”), {{doublet|en|Moro}} Doublet of Moro Head templates: {{en-noun}} Moor (plural Moors)
  1. (historical) A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-noun-x~9fe2-X
  2. (historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries. Tags: historical Translations (a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain): Maur [masculine] (Czech), maurer [common-gender] (Danish), Moor (Dutch), maŭro (Esperanto), móri [masculine] (Faroese), mauri (Finnish), Maure [feminine, masculine] (French), Maure [masculine] (German), Maurin [feminine] (German), Mohr [masculine] (German), Mohrin [feminine] (German), Μαυριτανός (Mavritanós) [masculine] (Greek), मूर (mūr) [masculine] (Hindi), mór (Hungarian), mári [masculine] (Icelandic), mori [masculine, plural] (Italian), More [masculine] (Middle French), maurer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), maurar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Maur [masculine] (Polish), mouro (Portuguese), moiro (Portuguese), maur [masculine] (Romanian), мавр (mavr) [masculine] (Russian), moro [masculine] (Spanish), mor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-noun-yL5VJpq8 Disambiguation of 'a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain': 17 56 12 3 12
  3. (archaic) A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-noun-Wu8MLJn9
  4. (dated) A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa. Tags: dated Derived forms: Black Moor, Moorish, Moorman, morris, morris dancing, White Moor Related terms: Morian
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-noun-cUAy~Q-b
  5. A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
    Sense id: en-Moor-en-noun-6Iuvcg-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 23 7 21 1 7 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people): маўр (maŭr) [masculine] (Belarusian), 摩爾人 (Chinese Mandarin), 摩尔人 (Mó'ěrrén) (Chinese Mandarin), Maur [masculine] (Czech), maurer [common-gender] (Danish), Moor [masculine] (Dutch), maŭro (Esperanto), maur (Estonian), móri [masculine] (Faroese), mauri (Finnish), Maure [feminine, masculine] (French), Maure [masculine] (German), Maurin [feminine] (German), Mohr [masculine] (German), Mohrin [feminine] (German), Μαυριτανός (Mavritanós) [masculine] (Greek), मूर (mūr) [masculine] (Hindi), mór (Hungarian), mári [masculine] (Icelandic), moro [masculine] (Italian), ムーア人 (mūajin) (Japanese), 무어인 (mueoin) (Korean), Мавр (Mavr) [masculine] (Macedonian), maurer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), maurar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Maur [masculine] (Polish), mouro (Portuguese), moiro (Portuguese), maur [masculine] (Romanian), мавр (mavr) [masculine] (Russian), moro [masculine] (Spanish), mor [common-gender] (Swedish), мавр (mavr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people': 16 29 3 34 18

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Black Moor"
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          "word": "Moorish"
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          "_dis1": "10 23 0 38 29",
          "word": "Moorman"
        },
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          "word": "morris"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 23 0 38 29",
          "word": "morris dancing"
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          "_dis1": "10 23 0 38 29",
          "word": "White Moor"
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          "word": "Morian"
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      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/mʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔɹ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
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      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "маўр"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "摩爾人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Mó'ěrrén",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "摩尔人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
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      "code": "da",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "maurer"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Moor"
    },
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      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
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    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "maur"
    },
    {
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "móri"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mauri"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maurin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mohr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Mohrin"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Mavritanós",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Μαυριτανός"
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    {
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mūr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मूर"
    },
    {
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mór"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mári"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mūajin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "ムーア人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mueoin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "무어인"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мавр"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mouro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "moiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мавр"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 29 3 34 18",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мавр"
    }
  ],
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    "Moors"
  ],
  "word": "Moor"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "form": "Moors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A surname.",
        "A surname from Irish."
      ],
      "id": "en-Moor-en-name-vTOVDzk8",
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname.",
        "An English surname transferred from the given name."
      ],
      "id": "en-Moor-en-name-lSAf~eQL",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
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    "Moors"
  ],
  "word": "Moor"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Requests for review of Romanian translations",
    "Requests for review of Slovak translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/ʊə(ɹ)"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Black Moor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moorish"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moorman"
    },
    {
      "word": "morris"
    },
    {
      "word": "morris dancing"
    },
    {
      "word": "White Moor"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "More"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Moore"
      },
      "expansion": "Moore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "More"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French More",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Maure"
      },
      "expansion": "French Maure",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Maurus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Μαυρούσιος",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Mauretanian"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Moro"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Moro",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Doublet of Moro.",
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    {
      "form": "Moors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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    {
      "word": "Morian"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Berber",
          "Berber"
        ],
        [
          "Mauretania",
          "Mauretania"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Arab",
          "Arab"
        ],
        [
          "Berber",
          "Berber"
        ],
        [
          "Spain",
          "Spain"
        ],
        [
          "North Africa",
          "North Africa"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hassaniya",
          "Hassaniya"
        ],
        [
          "Arabic",
          "Arabic"
        ],
        [
          "Western Sahara",
          "Western Sahara"
        ],
        [
          "Mauritania",
          "Mauritania"
        ],
        [
          "Morocco",
          "Morocco"
        ],
        [
          "Mali",
          "Mali"
        ],
        [
          "Senegal",
          "Senegal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "maŭr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "маўр"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "摩爾人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Mó'ěrrén",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "摩尔人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "maurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Moor"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "maŭro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "móri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maurin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mohr"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mohrin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Mavritanós",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Μαυριτανός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mūr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मूर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mór"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mári"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mūajin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "ムーア人"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mueoin",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "무어인"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мавр"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "mouro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "word": "moiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мавр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mor"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мавр"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "maurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "Moor"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "maŭro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "móri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "mauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "More"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maure"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maurin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mohr"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mohrin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Mavritanós",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Μαυριτανός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mūr",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मूर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "mór"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mári"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mori"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "mouro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "word": "moiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mavr",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мавр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mor"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Moors"
  ],
  "word": "Moor"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/ʊə(ɹ)"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Moors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Moor (plural Moors)",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Irish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname.",
        "A surname from Irish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname.",
        "An English surname transferred from the given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Moors"
  ],
  "word": "Moor"
}

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