Mauritania
geographical name
Mau·ri·ta·nia
| \ ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ə
, ˌmär-, -nyə\
, ˌmär-, -nyə\
variants:
or French Mauritanie \ mȯ-rē-tä-ˈnē
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Definition of Mauritania
country in northwestern Africa that borders on the Atlantic north of the Senegal River, is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer in the north, and is largely covered by the western extremity of the Sahara; a republic within the French Community, formerly a territory; capital Nouakchott area 397,955 square miles (1,030,807 square kilometers), population 3,537,368
Other Words from Mauritania
Mauritanian
\ ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ən
, ˌmär- , -nyən \
adjective or noun
, ˌmär- , -nyən \
adjective or noun