MAURITIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mauritian mean? 

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

1. a native or inhabitant of Mauritius

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

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAURITIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Mauritius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place)

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

Mauritius; Republic of Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)

Derivation:

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

• MAURITIAN (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:

Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)

Mauritius (an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)

Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)