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Mauritanie

Mauritanie

8.8
French name for Mauritania, a country in northwestern Africa near the Atlantic Ocean
  • proper noun
translation icon : Mauritania
  • The capital of Mauritanie is Nouakchott, located near the Atlantic coast.

Examples

  • The capital of Mauritanie is Nouakchott, located near the Atlantic coast.

  • French maps often refer to the country as Mauritanie instead of Mauritania.

  • After gaining independence, Mauritanie established Arabic and French as its official languages.

  • I traveled to Mauritanie last summer.

  • Have you ever visited Mauritanie?

  • After gaining independence, Mauritanie established Arabic and French as its official languages.

  • French maps often refer to the country as Mauritanie instead of Mauritania.

Synonyms

Mauritania
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4 4.9

A country in northwest Africa that is mostly desert

is the French form of that country's name rather than the official long form
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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  • Formal
6.7

A country in northwestern Africa mostly covered by the Sahara and governed under Islamic law

is the French short name used instead of the formal official title

Surface Forms

Mauritanie main

Etymology

Mauritanie comes from the old name Mauritania, which was named for the Mauri, people the Romans called 'Moors'. So Mauritanie simply means the land of those people and is the modern name for the country in northwest Africa.