Meanings
nounMauritanian (plural Mauritanians)
plural Mauritanians
- A person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent.
adjectiveMauritanian (comparative more Mauritanian, superlative most Mauritanian)
comparative more Mauritanian · superlative most Mauritanian
- Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania, the Mauritanian people or the Mauritanian language.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Mauritaniër, Mauritanies
- MauritaniërMauritanian person
- MauritaniesMauritanian
Arabic مُورِيتَانِيّ, مُورِيتَانِيَّة
- مُورِيتَانِيّ (mūrītāniyy)Mauritanian person
- مُورِيتَانِيَّة (mūrītāniyya)Mauritanian person
- مُورِيتَانِيّ (mūrītāniyy)Mauritanian
Catalan maurità, maurità
- mauritàMauritanian person
- mauritàMauritanian
Czech Mauritánec, mauritánský
- MauritánecMauritanian person
- mauritánskýMauritanian
Danish mauretanier
- mauretanierMauritanian person
Dutch Mauritaniër, Mauritaanse
- MauritaniërMauritanian person
- MauritaanseMauritanian person
- MauritaansMauritanian
Esperanto maŭritano, maŭritanino
- maŭritanoMauritanian person
- maŭritaninoMauritanian person
Finnish mauritanialainen, mauritanialainen
- mauritanialainenMauritanian person
- mauritanialainenMauritanian
French Mauritanien, Mauritanienne
- MauritanienMauritanian person
- MauritanienneMauritanian person
- mauritanienMauritanian
German Mauretanier, Mauretanierin
- MauretanierMauritanian person
- MauretanierinMauritanian person
- mauretanischMauritanian
Greek Μαυριτανός, μαυριτανικός
- Μαυριτανός (Mavritanós)Mauritanian person
- μαυριτανικός (mavritanikós)Mauritanian
Hungarian mauritániai, mauritániai
- mauritániaiMauritanian person
- mauritániaiMauritanian
Irish Máratánach, Máratánach
- MáratánachMauritanian person
- MáratánachMauritanian
Norwegian Bokmål mauritanier, mauritansk
- mauritanierMauritanian person
- mauritanskMauritanian
Polish Mauretańczyk, Mauretanka
- MauretańczykMauritanian person
- MauretankaMauritanian person
- mauretańskiMauritanian
Portuguese mauritano, mauritana
- mauritanoMauritanian person
- mauritanaMauritanian person
- mauritanoMauritanian
Romanian mauritan, mauritană
- mauritanMauritanian person
- mauritanăMauritanian person
- mauritanMauritanian
Russian маврита́нец, маврита́нка
- маврита́нец (mavritánec)Mauritanian person
- маврита́нка (mavritánka)Mauritanian person
- маврита́нский (mavritánskij)Mauritanian
Slovak mauritánsky
- mauritánskyMauritanian
Spanish mauritano, mauritana
- mauritanoMauritanian person
- mauritanaMauritanian person
- mauritanoMauritanian
Swahili Mmoritania, Mmoritani
- MmoritaniaMauritanian person
- MmoritaniMauritanian person
- KimoritaniaMauritanian
- KimoritaniMauritanian
Ukrainian маврита́нський
- маврита́нський (mavrytánsʹkyj)Mauritanian
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Mauritanian
IranianRomanianUkrainianAlbanianLithuanianJordanianTasmanianCanaanPanamanianpomeranianPennsylvanianTransylvanianLacanianuranianbibliomaniancyaneanGaditanianHyrcanianLucanianlusitanianRhodaniansupramediterraneantitanianVaticanian
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APA
Mauritanian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritanian
MLA
“Mauritanian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritanian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mauritanian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mauritanian.
Source: Mauritanian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.