Main Entry: Mauritania

Variant(s): or French Mau·ri·ta·nie \mȯ-rē-tä-ˈnē\

Function: geographical name

country NW Africa bordering on the Atlantic N of Senegal River; a republic within the French Community, formerly a territory ∗ Nouakchott area 397,955 square miles (1,030,807 square kilometers), population 2,508,159

— Mau·ri·ta·ni·an \ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ən, ˌmär-, -nyən\ adjective or noun