Mauritanie

Noun
1. a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
(synonym) Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Muritaniya
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Mauritanian
(part-meronym) Nouakchott

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