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mauritius
/mɔˈɹɪtiəs/
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What does mauritius mean?
proper noun
- A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.
- The main island of the country of Mauritius.
- A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.
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IPA pronunciation
/mɔˈɹɪtiəs/
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Some of the islets are inhabited by rats, which were brought in a ship from the Mauritius, wrecked here.
This and the Cyathea excelsa of the Mauritius, are the most majestic of all the fern-trees described by botanists.
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At Mauritius, where I drew a long breath, the Spray rested her wings, it being the season of fine weather.
It was that story that made Mauritius known to the world, made the name familiar to everybody, the geographical position of it to nobody.
From him our commander learned, that two French ships from the Mauritius, about eight months before, had discovered land in the latitude of 48 deg.