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or French Mau·ri·ta·nie mȯ-rē-tä-ˈnē
country NW Africa bordering on the Atlantic N of Senegal River; a republic within the French Community, formerly a territory capital Nouakchott area 397,955 square miles (1,030,807 square kilometers ), population 2,171,000
• Mau·ri·ta·ni·an ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ən, ˌmär-, -nyən adjective or noun