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Definition of: Mauritania
(môr′ə·tā′nē·ə), Islamic Republic of
An independent republic of the French Community, on the coast of west Africa; 418,120 square miles; capital, Nouakchott; formerly a French overseas territory.
—Mau′·ri·ta′ni·an adjective & noun
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