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Meaning of "Mauritanian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAURITANIAN

Mauritanian  [ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAURITANIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mauritanian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAURITANIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mauritanian

Mauritanian may refer to: ▪ Something of, from, or related to Mauritania, a country in northwest Africa. ▪ A person from Mauritania, or of Mauritanian descent. For information about the Mauritanian people, see Demographics of Mauritania. ▪ Note that there is no language called "Mauritanian". For Mauritania's official language, see Arabic. ▪ For the history of Mauritania, see History of Mauritania.

Definition of Mauritanian in the English dictionary

The definition of Mauritanian in the dictionary is of or relating to Mauritania, a republic in NW Africa, or its inhabitants. Other definition of Mauritanian is a native or inhabitant of Mauritania.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAURITANIAN


Albanian
ælˈbeɪnɪən
Guamanian
ɡwɑːˈmeɪnɪən
Iranian
ɪˈreɪnɪən
Jordanian
dʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən
Lacanian
ləˈkeɪnɪən
Lithuanian
ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪən
Lusitanian
ˌluːsɪˈteɪnɪən
Mauretanian
ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪən
Mediterranean
ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən
Panamanian
ˌpænəˈmeɪnɪən
Pennsylvanian
ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪən
Pomeranian
ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪən
Romanian
rəʊˈmeɪnɪən
Roumanian
ruːˈmeɪnɪən
Ruritanian
ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪən
Sassanian
sæˈseɪnɪən
subterranean
ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪən
Tasmanian
tæzˈmeɪnɪən
Tripolitanian
ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪən
Ukrainian
juːˈkreɪnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAURITANIAN

Maupassant
Maupertuis
Maupertuis principle
Mauretania
Mauretanian
mauri
Mauriac
Maurice
Maurist
Mauritania
Mauritian
Mauritius
Maurois
Maurras
Maury
Maurya
Mauser

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAURITANIAN

Araucanian
Azanian
banian
Dardanian
Ghanian
Hyrcanian
iguanian
Indianian
Indo-Iranian
Kiwanian
Kordofanian
Oceanian
Rumanian
Saskatchewanian
Sicanian
Slovenian
Tanzanian
the Pennsylvanian
transuranian
Turanian
vulcanian

Synonyms and antonyms of Mauritanian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mauritanian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAURITANIAN

Find out the translation of Mauritanian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mauritanian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mauritanian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛里塔尼亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mauritania
570 millions of speakers

English

Mauritanian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mauritanian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموريتاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мавритании
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mauritana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌরিতানিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mauritanien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mauritanian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mauretanischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モーリタニアの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모리타니아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mauritanian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mauritania
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மொரிஷியனியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॉरिटानियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Moritanya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mauritania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mauretanii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мавританії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mauritania
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μαυριτανίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mauritanië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mauretanien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mauritanske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mauritanian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAURITANIAN»

The term «Mauritanian» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAURITANIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mauritanian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mauritanian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mauritanian

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAURITANIAN»

Discover the use of Mauritanian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mauritanian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Statelessness and Citizenship: A Comparative Study on the ...
Mauritanian nationality law discriminates on the basis of gender: whereas children born to Mauritanian fathers are automatically Mauritanian, those born to Mauritanian mothers are only Mauritanian if the father is stateless, of unknown ...
Brad K. Blitz, Maureen Lynch, 2011
2
Seismic Geomorphology: Applications to Hydrocarbon ...
Seismic expression of turbidity-current and bottom-current processes on the Northern Mauritanian continental slope A. M. SCHWAB, S. TREMBLAY & A. HURST Department of Geology and Petroleum Geology, King 's College, University of ...
R. J. Davies, 2007
3
African Dress: Fashion, Agency, Performance
For her, the malah.fa had a symbolic importance; it represented both her faith and her nationality and thus marked (and connected) those who wore it as Mauritanian citizens. There is also a sense that the malah.fa's shape and form make it ...
Karen Tranberg Hansen, D. Soyini Madison, 2013
4
Landmark Cases in Public International Law
The part to the south of the Wad Sakiet El Hamra was, legally speaking, part of the Mauritanian entity. That part and the present territory of the lslamic Republic of Mauritania together constitute "the indissociable parts of the Mauritanian entity" .
Eric Heinze, M. Fitzmaurice, 1998
5
Political Handbook of the World 2014
Mauritanian Renewal Party (Parti Mauritanien pour le Renouvellement—PMR). Shortly after legalization of the PMR, also referenced as the Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord (PMRC), in mid-September 1991, its leaders charged that  ...
Tom Lansford, 2014
6
Peoples and International Law: How Nationalism and ...
E. THE MAURITANIAN “ENTITY” In the claims brought by Morocco, national ideas were used to support a claim that centred on state sovereignty. As such, they could be examined by the Court using traditional tests for sovereignty. Mauritania's ...
James Summers, 2007
7
The Power of Interdependence: Lessons from Africa
2005 “Mauritanian junta releases Islamic militants.” Nouakchott, Mauritania August7. PANA. 2005 “Mauritanian juntameets with political leaders.” Nouakchott , Mauritania, August7. PANA. 2005 “Expresident sayscoup freed Mauritaniafrom ...
David Oladipupo Kuranga, 2012
8
Facing Global Environmental Change: Environmental, Human, ...
51.4.2 Violent Conflict: The Mauritanian “Events” of 1989/1990 While the degree of water cooperation between the OMVS member states was extraordinary high, the expulsion of non-Moorish farmers from the Mauritanian part of the Senegal ...
R. K. Pachauri, Luc Gnacadja, Hans Günter AFES-PRESS, 2009
9
Tourism and Visual Culture: Theories and Concepts
15. Mauritanian. Guestbook: Shaping. Culture. while. Displaying. it. Maria. Cardeira. da. Silva. Center for Research in Anthropology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal 1The research was conducted within the framework of the ...
Peter M. Burns, Cathy Palmer, Jo-Anne Lester, 2010
10
Globalisation and Fisheries Proceedings of an OECD-FAO ...
Fishery agreements have gradually shifted away from their original objective of localising fishery rent and creating value-added by dispatching catches directly to foreign ports, thereby noticeably reducing the volume of landings on Mauritanian  ...
OECD, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAURITANIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mauritanian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama's Plan for Guantánamo Is Seen Faltering
Mr. Carter did not commit to making a decision on pending transfer proposals by a particular date, including the repatriation of a Mauritanian ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
More People Flee to Mauritania to Escape Insecurity in Northern Mali
Upon arriving at Fassala, Aminata, a mother in her late-20s, and her family received assistance from the Mauritanian authorities who contacted ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Faith In Brooklyn for July 21
They included Afghani, Azerbaijan, Bangladeshi, Crimean, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Pakistiani, Turkish, Uzbekistani and Yemeni. “All of the ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jul 15»
4
Raymond James Lowers First Quantum Minerals Limited Price …
Its principal operating subsidiaries are Kansanshi Mining PLC, First Quantum Mining and Operations Limited, Mauritanian Copper Mines SARL ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
5
Chinese, Mauritanian presidents exchange congratulations on …
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Sunday exchanged ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»
6
Canary Islands to negotiate inclusion of their demands in EU …
Moreover, he stressed that Mauritanian representatives have not yielded on the issue of the sailors from the African country, who will continue ... «FIS, Jul 15»
7
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and His Chinese Counterpart …
Beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Sunday exchanged congratulatory messages ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Namibian Premiere of Abderrahmane Sissako's 'Timbuktu'
As a film that has received numerous accolades for Mauritanian-born director Sissako including praise for the filmmaker's direction, original ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Mali: Islamic Terrorists Driven South
July 13, 2015: In the south soldiers encountered and arrested twenty men (two French, five Malian and the rest Mauritanian) near the Ivory ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
10
Mauritanian Mufti demands creation of 'religious police'
A Mauritanian Mufti demanded the creation of a Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in order to enforce Sharia ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mauritanian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mauritanian>. May 2024 ».
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