Mauritanian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent.
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Mauritania wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania, the Mauritanian people or the Mauritanian language.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants wordnet

Synonyms

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mauritian

Example

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"In the 2011–2012 growing season, the Mauritanian government began some new strategies to increase the yield and amount of crops grown. By training young farmers about agriculture, investing money into more irrigation, and introducing genetically modified crops that can survive in Mauritanian conditions, leaders of the country are hopeful that better times are to come for farming."

Etymology

From Mauritania + -an.

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