# Mauritia

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A former microcontinent that once formed the landbridge between the subcontinents of Madagascar and India, which was subducted under the African plate, and now partly lie under the region of Mauritius.

## Etymology
From Mauritius + -ia, from lying underneath Mauritius.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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