Moors - Wikipedia Moro refers to all things dark, as in "Moor", moreno, etc It was also used as a nickname; for instance, the Milanese Duke Ludovico Sforza was called Il Moro because of his dark complexion
Moor | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Today, the term Moor is used to designate the predominant Arab-Amazigh ethnic group in Mauritania (which makes up more than two-thirds of the country’s population) and the small Arab-Amazigh minority in Mali
moor - Wiktionary, the free dictionary moor (plural moors) An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
MOOR - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary A moor is an area of high open ground covered mainly with rough grass and heather If you moor or moor a boat, you attach it to the land with a rope or cable so that it cannot drift away
Moor - definition of moor by The Free Dictionary moor (mʊə; mɔː) n (Physical Geography) a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss [Old English mōr; related to Old Saxon mōr, Old High German muor swamp]
Moor Definition Meaning | YourDictionary To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines Moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower
MOOR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com MOOR definition: a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath See examples of moor used in a sentence
Moors, facts and information | National Geographic Though it can be found throughout literature, art, and history books, it does not actually describe a specific ethnicity or race Instead, the concept of Moors has been used to describe
Moor | Definition, Ecosystem, Facts | Britannica moor, tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation In the British Isles, “moorland” is often used to describe uncultivated hilly areas If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog
Moor - Wikipedia Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils