MAURITANIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mauritanian mean? 

• MAURITANIAN (noun)
  The noun MAURITANIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Mauritania

  Familiarity information: MAURITANIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MAURITANIAN (adjective)
  The adjective MAURITANIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants

  Familiarity information: MAURITANIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAURITANIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Mauritania

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mauritanian" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Mauritanian" is a member of...):

Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Mauritania; Mauritanie; Muritaniya (a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert)

Derivation:

Mauritanian (of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants)

• MAURITANIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Mauritanian; Mauritian

Context example:

Mauritanian tropical fish

Pertainym:

Mauritius (an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)

Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)

Derivation:

Mauritania (a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert)

Mauritanian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritania)