Casablanca

[kas-uh-blang-kuh, kah-suh-blahng-kuh]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Morocco: wartime conference of Roosevelt and Churchill, January, 1943.

Casablanca

/ ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə /

noun

1. a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)

Casablanca

¹

1. A romantic war adventure film from 1942, in which Humphrey Bogart plays a nightclub owner in Casablanca, Morocco, and Ingrid Bergman plays his former lover.

Casablanca

²

1. Largest city in Morocco. It is a port on the Atlantic Ocean.

Casablanca has a classic blend of love interest and international intrigue, and many lines from it are extremely familiar: “Here's looking at you, kid” (Bogart's toast to Bergman), and “Play it once, Sam — for old time's sake…. Play ‘As Time Goes By’” (Bergman's request to the pianist in Bogart's club), which is often misquoted as “Play it again, Sam.”

The city was the setting of Casablanca, a 1943 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Example Sentences

“As Time Goes By,” from “Casablanca,” for example.

From Los Angeles Times

The footage of the challenge that led to Manchester City defender Rico Lewis being sent off during their opening match with Wydad Casablanca was broadcast - but the red card had already been shown.

From BBC

We might plant hopes for luscious flowers and fruits, only for berries and daisies to arrive in abundance instead of melons and Casablanca lilies.

From Salon

The animals began their stampede on 9 April in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and have so far travelled through Lagos, Dakar, Marrakesh, Casablanca and Rabat, encountering local musicians, artists, dancers and climate activists.

From BBC

Things went whoosh! and she signed with legendary agent John Casablancas, then decamped to New York, where she worked for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and virtually every other fashion magazine on the newsstand.

From Los Angeles Times