Mau·re·ta·ni·a 
(môr′ĭ-tānē-ə, -tānyə, mär′-)
(môr′ĭ-tānē-ə, -tānyə, mär′-) An ancient district of the Roman Empire in present-day Morocco and Algeria. Settled by a Berber people, it was ruled by Rome from c. 100 BC to the fifth century AD.
Mau′re·tani·an adj. & n.