Mauretania. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Mauretania

SYLLABICATION:	Mau·re·ta·ni·a
PRONUNCIATION:	môr-tn-, -tny, mär-
	An ancient district of the Roman Empire in present-day Morocco and Algeria. Settled by a Berber people, it was ruled by Rome from c. 100 b.c. to the fifth century a.d.
OTHER FORMS:	Maure·tani·an —ADJECTIVE & NOUN


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