Mauritânia

See also: Mauritania, Mauritánia, and Mauritània

Portuguese

Mauritânia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maurītānia (“Berber kingdom in northern Africa”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmaw.ɾi.ˈtɐ.ni.ɐ/, /-njɐ/

Proper noun

Mauritânia f

Mauritania (a country in northwestern Africa)

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