Moro

¹ American

[mawr-oh, mohr-oh] / ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmoʊr oʊ /

noun

plural

Moros,

plural

Moro

a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.

Moro ² American

[mawr-oh, mor-oh, maw-raw] / ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmɒr oʊ, ˈmɔ rɔ /

noun

Aldo 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.

Moro ¹ British

/ ˈmɔːrəʊ /

noun

a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons
the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

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Moro ² British

/ ˈmɔːro /

noun

Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered

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Etymology

Origin of Moro

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Example Sentences

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But Moro was a politician in a turbulent time.

From The Wall Street Journal

We learn that El Moro was a Muslim who lived by the sea in Valencia, then moved north and converted to Christianity.

From Literature

Muslim nationalist groups such as the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for decades fought guerrilla wars for a degree of autonomy from the predominantly Christian Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal

But minutes later, Leicester No.8 Moro went through a huge gap in the home defence for another try converted by Searle.

From Barron's

"It's reassuring to have the army here. If they leave the area, I'm going too," said Adama Ouattara, a youth leader in the northeastern village of Moro Moro.

From Barron's

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