Submitted Place Name Revision History

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Name Casablanca
Type Settlement
Usage English, French, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /kæ.sə.ˈblæŋ.kə/(English) /ka.za.blɑ̃.ka/(French) /ka.sa.ˈblaŋ.ka/(Spanish)
Theme white
Edit Status Status3. 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