Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

Mauretania

or Mau·ri·ta·ni·a

[mawr-i-tey-nee-uh]
noun
  1. an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
Show More
Related formsMau·re·ta·ni·an, adjective, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for mauretanian

Historical Examples

  • The great triclinia and sigma-tables of Mauretanian citron and ivory blazed with gold and silver.

    Darkness and Dawn

    Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for mauretanian

Mauretanian

adjective
  1. of or relating to Mauretania, an ancient region of N Africa, or its inhabitants
Show More
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Mauretania
Show More

Mauretania

noun
  1. an ancient region of N Africa, corresponding approximately to the N parts of modern Algeria and Morocco
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012