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Ra·bat

(rə-bät′, rä-)

The capital of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Casablanca. Founded in the 1100s on the site of an earlier Muslim fortress, it is a minor port and has textile industries.

ra·bat

(răb′ē, rə-băt′)

A piece of cloth fitted to the collar and covering the shirt front, worn chiefly by Roman Catholic and Anglican clergy.

[French, from Old French; see rebato.]

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to rotate (a plane) so that it is aligned with another plane

Rabat

(rəˈbɑːt)

(Placename) the capital of Morocco, in the northwest on the Atlantic coast, served by the port of Salé: became a military centre in the 12th century and a Corsair republic in the 17th century. Pop: 673 000 (2003)

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Ra•bat

(rɑˈbɑt, rə-)

n.

the capital of Morocco, in the NW part on the Atlantic. 518,616.

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Rabat - the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast

capital of Morocco

Al-Magrib, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956

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Ραμπάτ

Rabat

[rəˈbɑːt] N → Rabat m

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Earlier, Mukhriz handed over checks for poor students' aid to six schools and religious institutions in the Jerlun parliamentary constituency, including to the state's Islamic studies colleges, Al Madrasah Al Imaniyyah Ad Dalawiyah and Ribat Nasrul-Muhajirin, Pondok Permatang Kaka.

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First place in the Okaz Fine Art Award was awarded to Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Ribat from Saudi Arabia, who received SR50,000, with Saleh Salih Al-Shehri, also from the Kingdom, second (SR30,000), and Rasha Mohammed Siddiq from Myanmar third (SR20,000).

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The Ribat series of exercises are focused on validating the navy's war fighting concepts under evolving multi-faceted threats, ranging from conventional to sub-conventional/asymmetric warfare.

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RIBAT series of exercises are focused on validating PN war fighting concepts under evolving multi-faceted threats, ranging from conventional to sub-conventional/asymmetric warfare.

Naval chief satisfied over PN fighting units' combat readiness

RIBAT series of exercises are focused on validating PN war fighting concepts under evolving multi-faceted threats ranging from conventional to sub conventional warfare.