English noun: Mauritanie | |||
1. | Mauritanie (location) a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert | ||
Synonyms | Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritania, Muritaniya | ||
Instance hypernym | African country, African nation | ||
Part holonym | Nouakchott | ||
Part meronym | Africa | ||
Member holonym | Mauritanian | ||
Member meronym | Arab League | ||