Nouadhibou

N1O1U1A1D2H4I1B3O1U1

proper noun

A city in northwestern Mauritania.

OriginArabic نأو →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in northwestern Mauritania.

Origin

  1. Arabicضَبَاب“fog”
  2. Arabicنأو“shelter, bay”
  3. EnglishNouadhibou

Probably from Arabic نأو (“shelter, bay”) + Arabic ضَبَاب (ḍabāb, “fog”).

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APA

Nouadhibou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouadhibou

MLA

“Nouadhibou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouadhibou. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nouadhibou,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nouadhibou.

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