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mauritania
geographical name(Mau-ri-ta-nia)
country in northwestern Africa that borders on the Atlantic north of the Senegal River, is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer in the north, and is largely covered by the western extremity of the Sahara; a republic within the French Community, formerly a territory; capital Nouakchott area 397,955 square miles (1,030,807 square kilometers), population 3,537,368
mauritania
geographical name(Mau-ri-ta-nia)
ancient country in northern Africa west of Numidia in modern Morocco and western Algeria

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