Mauritanian

/ (ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Mauritania, a republic in NW Africa, or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Mauritania

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How to use Mauritanian in a sentence

It is a beautiful tower in the purest Almohade or Mauritanian style, without any features borrowed from Christian architecture.
Southern Spain | A.F. Calvert
They have taken too good care of thy creature-comforts, O sensual Mauritanian!
The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Indeed, the experiment has been tried in Mauritanian territory.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays | Thorstein Veblen
The Roman legionaries were supported by numerous light-armed troops, and a powerful body of Mauritanian cavalry.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia | George Rawlinson
They have taken too good care of thy creature comforts, O sensual Mauritanian!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 408, January 1849 | Various

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