Mauritian

adjective

Mau·​ri·​tian mȯ-ˈri-shən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Mauritius or its people

Mauritian noun

plural Mauritians

Examples of Mauritian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Under the terms of a treaty approved and signed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart in May 2025, the UK will transfer sovereignty over all the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

Madagascar's former prime minister under Rajoelina and one of the president's closest advisers have also fled the country and arrived in the nearby island of Mauritius in the predawn hours Sunday, the Mauritian government said. — NPR, 13 Oct. 2025

In the ministry of health’s Health Statistics Report 2021, 38 percent of all Mauritian women who received antenatal care in public hospitals were reported as anaemic. — Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025

Founded in 2004, the hotel was once a part of Taj Exotica (a Mauritian hospitality company) before going independent in 2009. — Julie Olum, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025

On Friday, the Mauritian government blocked access to social media sites just days ahead of the November 10 parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is seeking a second term. — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above