Mauritanian
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- noun
- /ˌmɔːrɪˈteɪniən/
- During the festival, many Mauritanians shared traditional dishes with visitors.
Examples
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From plantation to plantation, the Mauritanian from Nouakchott went back then, and the name—and in some cases, the number—changed at every owner's whim.
Fiction book (1996) -
Oumar, a Mauritanian, filled out the immigration application by himself.
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After Friday prayers, hundreds of Mauritanians took to the streets of the capital Nouakchott on November 16, 2012, in a solidarity rally with Gaza residents after the city became the target of heavy Israeli bombing.
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The Mauritanian musician performed traditional songs that captivated the audience.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mauritanian = Mauritania (transparent) = Mauritania + an
A regular demonym formed from the country name with a productive suffix; meaning is directly derived from 'Mauritania'.
Etymology
Mauritanian comes from the old place name Mauretania, which meant 'land of the Moors', so a Mauritanian is a person who comes from Mauritania.