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Mauritania

name of a modern nation (since 1960) and ancient kingdom of northwest Africa, also the name of a Roman province corresponding to parts of modern Morocco and Algeria, from Latin Mauretania, from Greek Mauritania, "the country of the Mauri" (Greek Mauroi, singular Mauros; see Moor). Related: Mauritanian.

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moor (v.)

"to fasten (a ship) in a particular location by or as by cables, anchors, etc.," late 15c., probably related to Old English mærels "mooring rope," via unrecorded *mærian "to moor," or possibly borrowed from Middle Low German moren or Middle Dutch maren "to moor," from West Germanic *mairojan. Related: Moored, mooring. French amarrer is from Dutch.

updated on December 06, 2018

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Definitions of Mauritania from WordNet

Mauritania (n.)
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert;
Synonyms: Islamic Republic of Mauritania / Mauritanie / Muritaniya
From wordnet.princeton.edu, not affiliated with etymonline.

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