0%

mauritania

Mau·ri·ta·ni·a
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mawr-i-tey-nee-uh]
    • /ˌmɔr ɪˈteɪ ni ə/
    • /mɒrɪˈteɪnɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-i-tey-nee-uh]
    • /ˌmɔr ɪˈteɪ ni ə/

Definitions of mauritania word

  • noun mauritania an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria. 1
  • noun mauritania country in Africa 1
  • noun mauritania a republic in NW Africa, on the Atlantic: established as a French protectorate in 1903 and a colony in 1920; gained independence in 1960; lies in the Sahara; contains rich resources of iron ore. Official language: Arabic; Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and French are also spoken. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: ouguiya. Capital: Nouakchott. Pop: 3 437 610 (2013 est). Area: 1 030 700 sq km (398 000 sq miles) 0
  • noun mauritania country in NW Africa, on the Atlantic: formerly a French protectorate & colony, it became independent in 1960: 398,000 sq mi (1,030,816 sq km); pop. 1,864,000; cap. Nouakchott 0
See all 4 definitions of mauritania

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Mauritania

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mauritania

mauritania popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mauritania usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with mauritania

  • where is mauritania?
  • what is the capital of mauritania?
  • where is mauritania located?
  • what is the capital city of mauritania?
  • what is the population of mauritania?
  • what country is mauritania in?
  • mauritania is in which country?
  • how to call mauritania?
  • where is mauritania on the map?
  • what is mauritania?
  • what did mauritania used to be called?
  • where is mauritania located in africa?
  • mauritania where is it located?
  • where is mauritania on the map of africa?
  • what animals live in mauritania?

Related words

  • islamic republic of mauritania

    official name of Mauritania.

  • arab league

    the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation

  • daddah

    Mokhtar Ould [mohkh-tahr ould] /moʊxˈtɑr aʊld/ (Show IPA), 1924–2003, Mauritanian statesman: first president of the Republic of Mauritania 1961–78.

  • french west africa

    a former French federation in W Africa, including Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea, French Sudan (now Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Fasso).

  • khoums

    a coin and monetary unit of Mauritania, the 5th part of an ouguiya.

  • nouadhibou

    a seaport in SW Mauritania.
All related words to mauritania

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?