Mauritania

//ˌmɔːɹɪˈteɪni.ə// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in West Africa. Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.

Etymology

From Latin Maurītānia, from Maurus (“Moor”). Doublet of Mauretania.

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