Mauritania

n. Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic in northwestern Africa

Mauritania ( Mūrītāniyā), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Moroccan-annexed territory of Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.
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Noun
1. a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
(synonym) Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniya
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Mauritanian
(part-meronym) Nouakchott

n. Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic in northwestern Africa

n. Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic in northwestern Africa

adj. Mauritanian, of or pertaining to Mauritania (republic in northwestern Africa)

n. Mauritanian, resident of Mauritania (republic in northwestern Africa)