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Definitions for Rabat

[1] a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
[2] a piece of unglazed and imperfectly fired pottery, used for polishing hard surfaces.
[3] a seaport in and the capital of Morocco, in the NW part.
[4] French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital : Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
[5] former name of Marrakesh.
[6] (lowercase ) a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.
[7] (lowercase ) any leather made in imitation of this.
[8] the capital of Morocco, in the northwest on the Atlantic coast, served by the port of Salé: became a military centre in the 12th century and a Corsair republic in the 17th century. Pop: 673 000 (2003)
[9] a fine soft leather made from goatskins, used for bookbinding, shoes, etc (as modifier ) morocco leather
[10] a kingdom in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: conquered by the Arabs in about 683, who introduced Islam; at its height under Berber dynasties (11th–13th centuries); became a French protectorate in 1912 and gained independence in 1956. It is mostly mountainous, with the Atlas Mountains in the centre and the Rif range along the Mediterranean coast, with the Sahara in the south and southeast; an important exporter of phosphates. Official language: Arabic; Berber and French are also widely spoken. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: dirham. Capital: Rabat. Pop: 32 649 130 (2013 est). Area: 458 730 sq km (177 117 sq miles) French name: Maroc

Words nearby Rabat

raab, raaf, raamses, rab, rabal, rabat, rabato, rabaul, rabbah, rabban, rabbath ammon

Origin of Rabat

2< French, Middle French. See rebate1

Other words from Rabat

Mo·roc·can [muh -rok -uh  n] /məˈrɒk ən/ , adjective, noun
pro-Mo·roc·can , adjective, noun

Word origin for Rabat

moroccoC17: after Morocco , where it was originally made