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mauretania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
mau-re-ta-nia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa which was annexed by the Romans.

Etymology

From Latin Mauretania. Doublet of Mauritania.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Mauretanian

Frequently Paired Words

Moor

Synonyms

Maurusia

Homonyms

Mauritania

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

What does mauretania mean?
An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa which was annexed by the Romans.
Where does mauretania come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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