Mauritânia

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See also: Mauritania, Mauritánia, and Mauritània

Portuguese[edit]

Mauritânia

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Mauretânia (only when referring to the ancient region)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Maurītānia (“Berber kingdom in northern Africa”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maw.ɾiˈtɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [maʊ̯.ɾiˈtɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /maw.ɾiˈtɐ̃.njɐ/ [maʊ̯.ɾiˈtɐ̃.njɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maw.ɾiˈtɐ.ni.a/ [maʊ̯.ɾiˈtɐ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /maw.ɾiˈtɐ.nja/ [maʊ̯.ɾiˈtɐ.nja]

  • Hyphenation: Mau‧ri‧tâ‧ni‧a

Proper noun[edit]

Mauritânia f

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)
  2. Mauretania (an ancient kingdom in North Africa)

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