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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Historical Examples of mauretanian

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

of or relating to Mauretania, an ancient region of N Africa, or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Mauretania

Mauretania

noun

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

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