# Mauritania

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmɒɹɪˈteɪni.ə/ · frequency rank #34,185

## Definitions
1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.

## Etymology
From Latin Maurītānia, from Maurus (“Moor”). Doublet of Mauretania.

## Common misspellings (13)
`amuritania`, `maruitania`, `mauirtania`, `mauriatnia`, `mauritaina`, `mauritanai`, `mauritannia`, `mauritnaia`, `maurittania`, `maurritania`, `maurtiania`, `mmauritania`, `muaritania`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mauritania