Mauritânia
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Portuguese
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/220px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png)
Alternative forms
[edit]- Mauretânia (only when referring to the ancient region)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Maurītānia (“Berber kingdom in northern Africa”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Mau‧ri‧tâ‧ni‧a
Proper noun
[edit]Mauritânia f
- Mauritania (a country in West Africa)
- Mauretania (an ancient kingdom in North Africa)