Mauretania

or Mau·ri·ta·ni·a

[mawr-i-tey-nee-uh]

noun

an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.

Related formsMau·re·ta·ni·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for mauretania

The stronghold in Mali was to be the centerpiece of a larger Qaeda emirate across the Sahel from Mauretania to Nigeria.
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The Mauretania has a length of 790 feet and beam of 88 feet.
The Panama Canal and its Makers|Vaughan Cornish
I remember crossing in the Mauretania once, and saying to the Captain—Richards—did you know him?
The Voyage Out|Virginia Woolf
Africa is a province; Carthage is a wilderness; Numidia and Mauretania are helpless dependencies.
The Chief Periods of European History|Edward A. Freeman

I know I haven't any right to ask it, but—were you engaged to Cremer when we crossed together on the Mauretania?
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In 1909 the Mauretania covered the same distance in four days, ten hours, and fifty-one minutes.
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British Dictionary definitions for mauretania

Mauretania

noun

an ancient region of N Africa, corresponding approximately to the N parts of modern Algeria and Morocco

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