HyperDic: mauritania

English > 1 sense of the word Mauritania:
NOUNlocationMauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniyaa country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government
Mauritania > pronunciation
Soundsmao.rihtey'niyah; mao.rihtey'nyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
Abkhazia ... Virginia: 48 rhymes with yah...
English > Mauritania: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert.
SynonymsIslamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniya
Instance ofAfrican country, African nationAny one of the countries occupying the African continent
Member ofArab LeagueAn international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural / cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
MembersMauritanianA native or inhabitant of Mauritania
Part ofAfricaThe second largest continent
PartsNouakchottcapital of Mauritania
SpanishMauritania
CatalanMauritània
AdjectivesMauritanianof or related to the island or country of Mauritius / Mauritius or its inhabitants

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