name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈməʊ.æb/
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General-American:/ˈmoʊ.æb/
rhymes with -əʊæb
CMU ARPABET:M OW1 AE0 B
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning 2
The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.
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Meaning 3
A placename
A mountainous region of Jordan.
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name
Meaning 4
A placename
A city, the county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.
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name
Meaning 5
A placename
Ellipsis of Moab Valley: a valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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Meaning 6
A placename
Ellipsis of Moab Grand Canyon: a canyonland in Utah, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 7
Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 8
Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.
GBU-43 (originally an acronym of Massive Ordnance Air Blast).
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noun
Meaning 9
Abbreviation of monoclonal antibody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 10
Alternative form of MOAB.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Cantonese:
摩押
(mo1 aat3, mo1 aap3)
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