Mauritius
geographical name
Mau·ri·ti·us
mȯ-ˈri-sh(ē-)əs
island in the Indian Ocean in the central Mascarenes located east of Madagascar; constitutes with Rodrigues and other dependencies a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Port Louis area 788 square miles (2040 square kilometers), population 1,364,000
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“Mauritius.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mauritius. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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