Moro
Encyclopedia
Events
- Moro Crater massacreMoro Crater massacreThe Moro Crater massacre is a name given to the final phase of the First Battle of Bud Dajo, a military engagement of the Philippine-American War which took place March 10, 1906, on the isle of Jolo in the southern Philippines. Forces of the U.S...
, an engagement in the Philippine-American War - Battle of the Moro, a World War II battle between mainly Canadian and German forces on the Moro river in Italy in 1943
- The Moro River CampaignThe Moro River CampaignThe Moro River Campaign was a military campaign during the Second World War fought between units of the British 8th Army and the LXXVI Panzer Corps of the German Tenth Army . Lasting from 4–26 December 1943, the campaign occurred primarily in the vicinity of the Moro River in eastern Italy...
a World War II campaign between Allied and German forces on the Moro river and its headwaters in Italy in 1943
Groups
- Moro (caste), the caste (surname) of Sindh province, Pakistan
- Moro people, the mostly Muslim indigenous people of Southern Philippines
- MoruMoruMoru is an ethnic group of South Sudan. Most of them live in Equatoria. They speak Moru, a Central Sudanic language. Many members of this ethnicity are Christians, most being members of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan . The Pioneer missionary in the area was Dr Kenneth Grant Fraser of the Church...
, also Moro, an ethnic group in Southern Sudan
Languages
- Moro, an alternative name for the Ayoreo languageAyoreo languageAyoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in both Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also known as Morotoco , Moro, Ayoweo, Ayoré, and Pyeta Yovai. However, the name "Ayoreo" is more common in Bolivia, and "Morotoco" in Paraguay...
, spoken in Peru and Bolivia - Moro, a family lives in Libya in the western mountains spoke Arabic.
People
- Aldo MoroAldo MoroAldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....
(1916–1978), Italian politician and prime minister - Ernst MoroErnst MoroErnst Moro was an Austrian physician and pediatrician who discovered the infant reflex which was named after him ....
(1874–1951), Austrian physician and pediatrician - Andrea MoroAndrea MoroAndrea Moro is an Italian linguist.Moro is currently full professor of general linguistics at the Institute for Advanced Study IUSS Pavia, Italy...
(1962 - ) Italian linguist and neuroscientist - Moro, a family lives in Libya in the western mountains spoke Arabic
Places
Asia- Moro ProvinceMoro ProvinceMoro Province is the name of the province of the Philippines consisting of the current provinces/regions of Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Sulu...
, a former province of the Philippines - Moro Island, close to Basilan Island
- Moro, PakistanMoro, PakistanMoro is a city in the Naushahro Feroze District, of Sindh, Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into 3 Union councils and is located in the centre of Sindh at an altitude of 28m and is 12 km of the River Indus. The population of Moro is 93 486...
, a city in Sindh province - Moro StationMoro Stationis a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Moro Station is served by the Hachikō Line between and .-Station layout:...
, Japanese railway station
Afria
- Moro, NigeriaMoro, NigeriaMoro is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bode Sadu.It has an area of 3,272 km² and a population of 108,792 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 241....
, a Local Government Area in Kwara State
America
- Moro, California, former name of Taft, CaliforniaTaft, CaliforniaTaft is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 955 feet . The population was 9,327 at the 2010 census...
- Moro, OregonMoro, OregonMoro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sherman County...
, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon - Moro Township, Madison County, IllinoisMoro Township, Madison County, IllinoisMoro Township is located in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 3,294 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Moro Township, Bradley County, Arkansas
- Moro Township, Calhoun County, Arkansas
- Moro River (Chile)
Oceania
- Moro, Papua New Guinea
Europe
- Móró, the HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
name for Morău village, CorneştiCornesti, ClujCorneşti is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârlea, Corneşti, Igriţia, Lujerdiu, Morău, Stoiana, Tiocu de Jos, Tiocu de Sus and Tioltiur.- Demographics :...
Commune, Cluj County, Romania - Moro River (Italy), place of the Moro River Campaign
Other
- Moro MovementMoro MovementThe aim of the Moro Movement of Isatabu, in the Solomon Islands, has been described as “Sai lima horohoro tuali” – “Putting lands together in living as before”...
, a social, political, and economic movement in the Solomon Islands - Moro, a camouflage pattern formerly used by several Polish military formations
- Moro, a wolf-god in the Studio Ghibli Animation: Princess MononokePrincess Mononokeis a 1997 epic Japanese animated historical fantasy feature film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. is not a name, but a general term in the Japanese language for a spirit or monster...
- Moro, a form of greeting in TampereTampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
See also
- Moro-moro, a play popular in the colonial-era Philippines
- Moro reflexMoro reflexThe Moro reflex, which is distinct from the startle reflex, is one of the infantile reflexes.It may be observed in incomplete form in premature birth after the 28th week of gestation, and is usually present in complete form by week 34...