ADJECTIVE
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of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants
Mauritanian tropical fish
NOUN
- a native or inhabitant of Mauritania
How To Use Mauritanian In A Sentence
- Younis al-Mauritani, also known as The Mauritanian, was among three suspected al-Qaida operatives captured in the city of Quetta, which is the capital of southwest Baluchistan and has long been a transit point for militants crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan. NPR Topics: News
- The management council, a group of advisers to al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, includes planner and explosives expert Saif al Adel, who is from Egypt; spokesman Sulayman Abu Ghayth, of Kuwait; Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, of Egypt, who was a member of bin Laden's inner shura council; planner Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, of Egypt; and spiritual leader Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, a Mauritanian. U.S. Fears Iran's Links to al Qaeda
- Brahim says soldiers are still searching the forest for surviving fighters because the government in Nouakchott is determined to remove all threats to Mauritanian security. Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel
- The Mauritanian government has asked the IOM for help in evacuating some of its citizens. Ivory Coast: Aid Agencies Struggle to Help Displaced
- Abu Zeid vowed to seek revenge in July after Sarkozy ordered French commandos to participate along with Mauritanian special forces in an attack on one of his Malian camps, in a failed attempt to liberate another French hostage, 78-year-old Michel Germaneau. France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks
- NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian authorities arrested the leaders of the country's two main opposition parties, accusing them of fomenting three days of riots in the capital Nouakchott, state radio said. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Just one more before we quit this topic: the Mauritanian ouguiya! Summit Daily News - Top Stories
- The Netherlands Ornithological Mauritanian Expedition of 1980 gathered comprehensive data on waders, crustacea, and other fauna. Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania
- That on the Mauritanian side was called Abyla, from Ab-El, parens Sol: the other in Iberia had the name of [797] Calpe. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
- In July a joint French and Mauritanian operation tried to rescue a 78-year-old French aid worker who had been kidnapped by AQIM. France: No Military Rescue for Hostages in Niger