Mauritania (Noun)
Meaning
A country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Mauritania is a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government that has been in place since a coup in 2008.
- The economy of Mauritania is largely based on the export of iron ore, which is mined in the western part of the country.
- Mauritania achieved independence from France in 1960, after being a French colony for nearly a century.
- The country of Mauritania is largely covered by the western Sahara Desert, making it difficult to support a large population.
- In recent years, Mauritania has struggled with issues of poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses, despite efforts to reform the government.