an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean
location noun (spatial position)
Mauritius was first named Dina Arobi by Arab sailors during the Middle Ages who...
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an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the south east coast of the African continent. The country includes the islands of Agaléga, Saint Brandon and Rodrigues. Mauritius forms part of the Mascarene Islands, which include the ... (40 of 6282 words, pronunciation, 19 images)
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an island nation in the Indian Ocean, but may also refer to: Mauritius (given name) | Mauritius (play), a 2007 Broadway play | Mauritius "Post Office", two of the rarest stamps in the world | Saint Mauritius, more commonly known as Saint Maurice (40 of 92 words, 4 definitions)
island country in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa. Physiographically, it's part of the Mascarene Islands. The capital is ... (23 of 906 words, 14 images)
An island country in the southwest Indian Ocean comprising the island of "Mauritius" and several small dependencies in the Mascarene Islands. ... (21 of 87 words, pronunciation, 1 image)
island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar: 720 sq mi (1,865 sq km) | country consisting of this island & several nearby islands: discovered by ... (25 of 73 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation, 1 image)
an island and state in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar: originally uninhabited, it was settled by the Dutch (1638-1710) then abandoned; taken by ... (24 of 430 words, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 850 km (550 miles) east of Madagascar; population 1,284,300 (2009 estimate); languages, English ... (21 of 97 words, pronunciation)
officially Republic of Mauritius, republic (2005 estimated population: 1,231,000), 790 sq mi (2,046 sq km), in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It's ... (21 of 60 words, pronunciation)
an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. 880,781; 720 square miles (1865 square kilometers). | a republic consisting of this island and ... (23 of 50 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
island in Indian Ocean in central Mascarenes; constitutes with Rodrigues and other dependencies a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations * Port Louis ... (23 of 43 words, pronunciations)
Country in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Mauritius. | Given name; e.g., St. Mauritius (15 of 18 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water ; "Island": used in the name of an island ; [only before noun] connected with an island, or ... (28 of 77 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
a piece of land completely surrounded by water | "an island of peace/calm/sanity/etc.": a particular place which is peaceful/calm/etc, when other ... (20 of 45 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
island country in the southwestern Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, consisting of the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues and some ... (20 of 74 words, pronunciations)
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Origin: Mauritius was first named Dina Arobi by Arab sailors during the Middle Ages who were also the first people to visit the island. In 1507 Portuguese sailors visited the uninhabited island. The island appears with a Portuguese name Cirne on ... (40 of 161 etymology words)
Origin: named by the Dutch in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau, a stadtholder of the United Provinces
Origin: a Latinized form of the name of Maurits van Nassau.
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