Moor

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Moor may refer to:

• an ethnic or racial designation, from Latin Maurus "of North Africa"
  • Moors, people of North Africa and Al-Andalus
  • Sri Lankan Moor, a minority ethnic group of Sri Lanka
  • Blackamoor, a term for dark skinned Africans
  • Marakkar, a Muslim minority ethnic group of India

• marshland
  • Moorland, a type of habitat
  • Moor Copse, a nature reserve near Tidmarsh
  • Moor Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Mooring (watercraft), securely holding a boat to a riverbank, pier or towpath, or a device used for that purpose

• the German name of Mór, Hungary
• Black Moor, a breed of goldfish

• a surname
  • Dmitry Moor (1883-1946), Russian artist
  • George Raymond Dallas Moor, World War I Victoria Cross recipient
  • Wyman B. S. Moor, 19th Century American politician and lawyer

[edit] See also

• De Moor (disambiguation)
• Mohr (disambiguation)
• Moore (disambiguation)
• MOR (disambiguation)
• More (disambiguation)

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