Nouakchott

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Nouakchott

  • /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/
  • /nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/

Rhymes with -ɒt

Where it comes from

From French Nouakchott, from Arabic نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšūṭ).

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Mauritania. De facto slavery remains widespread in Mauritania, according to a European human rights official who works for a major international organization in the capital, Nouakchott.
  2. metonymically The Mauritanian government.

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name capital of Mauritania

EspañolNuakchot
한국어누악쇼트 Nuaksyoteu
日本語ヌアクショット Nuakushotto
中文努瓦克肖特 Nǔwǎkèxiàotè
हिन्दीनुआकशोत nuākśot
PortuguêsNouakchott
FrançaisNouakchott
DeutschNouakchott
ItalianoNouakchott
РусскийНуакшо́т Nuakšót
Tiếng ViệtNu-ác-sốt
العربيةنُوَاكْشُوط nuwākšuṭ, نَوَاكْشُوط nawākšuṭ

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@misc{nouakchott_2026,
  title = {Nouakchott},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nouakchott},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}