moor

Definitions of moor
  1. noun
    a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
    synonyms: neger, negerin, nikker, roetmop, zwarte
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    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
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    type of:
    neger, negerin, nikker, roetmop, zwarte
    a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
  3. noun
    one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
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    type of:
    islamiet, mohammedaan, moslem, moslim, muzelman
    a believer in or follower of Islam
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