Mauretania

The stronghold in Mali was to be the centerpiece of a larger Qaeda emirate across the Sahel from Mauretania to Nigeria.
Al Qaeda Comeback|Bruce Riedel|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I saw a whole brigade of British troops disembarked from the massive Mauretania and bivouacked under the open sky.
Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler
Tipaza was one of the cities of Mauretania where the Christian religion was practised with the utmost fervour.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
A knock on the door brought them both back to—the deck of the Mauretania, with terra firma not so far distant below!
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard

When the Mauretania had finally left behind all sight of America, Jarvis relaxed his severity.
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard
On the high sea, I am in supreme control, and know how to run the Mauretania without advice from a bloody Spanish popinjay!
The Ghost Breaker|Charles Goddard

British Dictionary definitions for Mauretania

Mauretania

/ (ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪə) /

noun

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

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