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1. (n.) Mauritania
Official name, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in NW Africa: formerly a French colony; independent 1960. 2,581,738; 397,955 sq. mi. (1,030,700 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniya
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
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1. MAURITANIA
was the old name of the African country W. of the Muluya River and N. of the Atlas Mountains, from which supplies of corn and timber were obtained.
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1. MAURITANIA
A republic in western Africa, southwest of ALGERIA and west of MALI. Its capital is Nouakchott.
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