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Definition of: Mauritius
(mô·rish′ē·əs)
An island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar; 720 square miles; comprising with its dependencies a British crown colony (804 square miles); capital, Port Louis. French Mau·rice (mô·rēs′).
—Mau·ri′ti·an adjective & noun
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