From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Morocco \Mo*roc"co\, noun [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf. {Morris} the dance.] A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the Moors.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Morocco
noun
1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Kingdom of Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
2: a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Morocco, IN (town, FIPS 51138) Location: 40.94561 N, 87.45269 W Population (1990): 1044 (502 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47963
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Morocco, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1127 Housing Units (2000): 508 Land area (2000): 0.578851 sq. miles (1.499216 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.578851 sq. miles (1.499216 sq. km) FIPS code: 51138 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.945650 N, 87.454193 W ZIP Codes (1990): 47963 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Morocco, IN Morocco
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