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Mauritania.

Mauretania (ancient Berber kingdom)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[mau̯.riːˈtaː.ni.a]Classical-Latin[mau̯.riˈtaː.ni.a]

  1. Mauretania (ancient Berber kingdom)

    declension-1

  2. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

    New-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

From Maurītānus (“Mauritanian, [one] of the Moors”) + -ia (country name forming suffix). The first element is from Maurus (“Moor”), from Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros), the second from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).

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