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rabat definition

ra·bat (rab′ē, rə bat′)

noun

a plain, black dickey worn with a clerical collar by some clergymen

Etymology: MFr, rabat, orig. (collar) turned down < OFr rabattre: see rebate

Rabat definition

Ra·bat (rə bät′)

capital of Morocco, in the NW part, on the Atlantic: pop. 519,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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