Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
9/12/2021, 5:20 PM	HL
10/4/2020, 11:59 PM	HL
10/2/2020, 12:57 PM	HL
10/2/2020, 12:57 PM	HL
5/17/2020, 1:03 PM	HL
2/23/2017, 7:57 PM	HL

Name Casablanca

Type Settlement

Usage English, French, Spanish

Pronounced Pron. ka-sə-BLANG-kə(English) KA-ZA-BLAHN-KA(French) ka-sa-BLANG-ka(Spanish)

Theme white

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "white house" in Spanish. The name comes from a Spanish translation of the Arabic name الدار البيضاء (ad-Dar al-Bayda'), which in turn was derived from a calque of the Portuguese name Casa Branca. This is the name of a city in Morocco.

Added 2/23/2017 by HL