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Moro
1[ mawr-oh, mohr-oh ]
noun
- a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
Moro
2[ mawr-oh, mor-oh; Italian maw-raw ]
noun
- · [al, -doh, ahl, -daw], 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.
Moro
1/ ˈɔːəʊ /
noun
- -ros-ro a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons
- the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
Moro
2/ ˈɔː /
noun
- MoroAldo19161978MItalianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered
Word History and Origins
Origin of Moro1
Example Sentences
Elizabeth Moro, the Democrat candidate vying for a seat in the state's 160th house district, told Salon she's had interactions with over 10,000 voters and abortion is a "huge issue."
The 160th District, where Moro is campaigning, is seen by both political parties as a competitive race.
The Red Brigades was a Marxist guerrilla group that kidnapped and killed a number of state officials in the 1970s and '80s, including a former prime minister, Aldo Moro.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel commanders became parliamentarians and administrators of a five-province Muslim autonomous region in a transition arrangement after signing the peace deal.
The largest armed separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, signed a 2014 peace pact with the government that eased decades of sporadic fighting.
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