Mauretania

geographical name

Mau·​re·​ta·​nia ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ə 

ˌmär-,

-nyə

variants or Mauritania

ancient country in northern Africa west of Numidia in modern Morocco and western Algeria

Mauretanian adjective or noun

or Mauritanian

ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtā-nē-ən 

ˌmär-,

-nyən