Mauritius
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Mauritius¹
- /məˈɹɪʃəs/
- /məˈɹɪʃiəs/
- /mɔːˈɹɪʃəs/
Where it comes from
From Latin Mauritius (“Morris”), a Latinized form of the name Dutch Maurits. Named after Prince of Orange Maurits van Nassau.
proper noun
- A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius. Not that violence against humans is essential for a region to become boycottworthy. On the ethical consumer website’s list of “progressive boycotts”, campaigners also argue for boycotts on Alaska (wolf-killing) and Canada (for seal-killing, seafood), on Japan (whales) and Mauritius for exporting liv
- The main island of the country of Mauritius.
Mauritius²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Mauricius.
proper noun
- A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: seychelles, colombia, mexico, madagascar, mauritian, mali, singapore, togo, lesotho, mauritania, morocco, mozambique, tunisia, switzerland, ukraine, france
Translations
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name country
| Español | Mauricio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모리셔스 Morisyeoseu |
| 日本語 | モーリシャス mōrishasu |
| 中文 | 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī |
| हिन्दी | मॉरिशस mŏriśas |
| Kiswahili | Morisi |
| Português | Maurícia |
| Français | Maurice |
| Deutsch | Mauritius |
| Italiano | Maurizio, Mauritius |
| Ελληνικά | Μαυρίκιος Mavríkios |
| Română | Mauritius |
| Русский | Маври́кий Mavríkij |
| Tiếng Việt | Mô-ri-xơ |
| العربية | مُورِيشْيُوس murišyūs, موريتيوس mūrītyūs |
| עברית | מאוריציוס ma'uritsius |
name island
| 中文 | 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī |
|---|---|
| Português | Maurícia, Do-Cerne |
| Français | île Maurice, Maurice |
| Italiano | isola di Maurizio, isola di Mauritius |
| Русский | Маври́кий Mavríkij |
Talk about this word "Mauritius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mauritius. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mauritius. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mauritius "Mauritius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mauritius.Cite this
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title = {Mauritius},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mauritius},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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