Mauritanianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɒrᵻˈteɪnɪən/,

/ˌmɔːrᵻˈteɪnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmɔrəˈteɪniən/

Forms: 1500s– Mauritanian, 1800s– Mauretanian (in senses A. 1, B. 1).

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maurētānia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Maurētānia, Maurītānia ( < Maurētānus Mauritan n. and adj. + -ia -ia suffix¹) + -an suffix.The earlier form in Latin appears to be Maurētānia ; the form Maurītānia is perhaps after place names derived from ethnonyms in -ītānus -itan suffix, e.g. Lūsītānia. Mauritania occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards. Old English Mauritaniæ, Mauritanie Mauretanians, occurs as an ethnonym in the Old English translation of Orosius Hist. (rendering Latin Mauri).

A. adj.

1. Now usually in form Mauretanian. Of or relating to the ancient region of Mauretania in North Africa, corresponding to parts of present-day Morocco and Algeria, or the language spoken there. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > ancient regions

Marmaric?a1425

Mauritanian?1556

Numidian1567

Marmarican1593

Cyrenaican1607

Saitic1678

Mauritanic1776

Meroite1844

Meroitic1852

Saite1866

?1556 N. Smyth tr. Herodian Hist. iii. f. 33 All the Mauritanyan Slyngers that were in his seruyce.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. C5^v My Lord, the great Commander of the worlde, Besides fifteene contributorie kings, Hath now in armes ten thousand Ianisaries, Mounted on lusty Mauritanian Steeds.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 461 These also are the Epethets of lions, wrathfull, maned,..stout, great, Masilian, Mauritanian, Parthian, [etc.].

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 467 There were kept in it two Eagles, a Crane, a Mauritanian Sheepe, a stag, and sundry foule.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. iii. 36 Augustus married her to his Royal captive, and for a Dowry bestowed on him the Mauritanian and Numidian crowns.

1837 Athenæum 11 Mar. 173/3 My Mauritanian beauties are devouringly fond of puppies.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 778/2 The principal dialects [of Berber] are the Kabyle, the Shilha, and the Tuarek or Tamashek, corresponding nearly to the ancient Numidian, Mauretanian and Gætulian respectively.

1895 A. H. Keane Ethnol. xiv. 409 The original Aryan type..resembled that of the Afro-European as represented by the Mauritanian Berbers.

1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match xiv. 221 Algiers—that curious combination of Mauretanian antiquity and second-rate French provincialism.

1968 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 1124/2 Mauretanian history really begins with the Punic Wars.

2. Of or relating to the modern state of Mauritania on the west coast of Africa between Morocco and Senegal.The region now known as Mauritania was made a French protectorate (as part of French West Africa) in 1903, became a French colony in 1920, and gained full independence in 1960.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries

Guinean1607

Congoese1765

Liberian1823

Congolese1839

Gambian1864

Mali1906

Senegambian1911

Togolese1957

Mauritanian1959

Malian1963

Ivorian1966

Biafran1967

Upper Voltan1972

1959 Times 7 Jan. 11/7 The Mauritanian trader is a common sight in the markets.

1964 Times 29 Sept. 10/7 An attack by a gang of white youths on Mr. Youssouf Gueye, the First Secretary of the Mauritanian delegation.

1991 Amnesty (BNC) June–July 3 In April AI called on the Mauritanian Government to investigate reports that up to 200 political prisoners had died or been killed in military or police custody.

B. n.

1. Now usually in form Mauretanian. A native or inhabitant of ancient Mauretania; a Moor. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun]

Numidian?a1425

Nubianc1450

Massylian1606

catadupes1607

Mauritanian1607

Marmarican1627

Niam-Niam1861

Watusi1863

Zande1873

Twa1878

Tutsi1929

Cyrenaican1942

Ubangi1953

Chadian1960

Saharan1970

Sahrawi1976

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 247 That same herbe (called Doronicum)..[is] highly esteemed among the Arabians Græcians, and Mauritanians.

1652 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Dying (ed. 2) iii. 95 Masinissa the Mauritanian.

1968 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 1124/2 Mauretanians were good military material and were used by the Romans in both Africa and other parts of the empire.

2. A native or inhabitant of the modern state of Mauritania.

ΚΠ

1961 Internat. Organization 15 315 Tunisia reportedly asserted that the Mauritanians should be permitted to decide their own status.

1972 Guardian 8 Feb. 13/1 A couple of Mauritanians selling silver spoons.

1991 Amnesty (BNC) June–July 3 The victims were among some 3,000 black Mauritanians arrested late last year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mauritanian
释义	Mauritanianadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɒrᵻˈteɪnɪən/, /ˌmɔːrᵻˈteɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɔrəˈteɪniən/ Forms: 1500s– Mauritanian, 1800s– Mauretanian (in senses A. 1, B. 1). Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maurētānia , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Maurētānia, Maurītānia ( < Maurētānus Mauritan n. and adj. + -ia -ia suffix¹) + -an suffix.The earlier form in Latin appears to be Maurētānia ; the form Maurītānia is perhaps after place names derived from ethnonyms in -ītānus -itan suffix, e.g. Lūsītānia. Mauritania occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards. Old English Mauritaniæ, Mauritanie Mauretanians, occurs as an ethnonym in the Old English translation of Orosius Hist. (rendering Latin Mauri). A. adj. 1. Now usually in form Mauretanian. Of or relating to the ancient region of Mauretania in North Africa, corresponding to parts of present-day Morocco and Algeria, or the language spoken there. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > ancient regions Marmaric?a1425 Mauritanian?1556 Numidian1567 Marmarican1593 Cyrenaican1607 Saitic1678 Mauritanic1776 Meroite1844 Meroitic1852 Saite1866 ?1556 N. Smyth tr. Herodian Hist. iii. f. 33 All the Mauritanyan Slyngers that were in his seruyce. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. C5^v My Lord, the great Commander of the worlde, Besides fifteene contributorie kings, Hath now in armes ten thousand Ianisaries, Mounted on lusty Mauritanian Steeds. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 461 These also are the Epethets of lions, wrathfull, maned,..stout, great, Masilian, Mauritanian, Parthian, [etc.]. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 467 There were kept in it two Eagles, a Crane, a Mauritanian Sheepe, a stag, and sundry foule. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. iii. 36 Augustus married her to his Royal captive, and for a Dowry bestowed on him the Mauritanian and Numidian crowns. 1837 Athenæum 11 Mar. 173/3 My Mauritanian beauties are devouringly fond of puppies. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 778/2 The principal dialects [of Berber] are the Kabyle, the Shilha, and the Tuarek or Tamashek, corresponding nearly to the ancient Numidian, Mauretanian and Gætulian respectively. 1895 A. H. Keane Ethnol. xiv. 409 The original Aryan type..resembled that of the Afro-European as represented by the Mauritanian Berbers. 1911 ‘I. Hay’ Safety Match xiv. 221 Algiers—that curious combination of Mauretanian antiquity and second-rate French provincialism. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 1124/2 Mauretanian history really begins with the Punic Wars. 2. Of or relating to the modern state of Mauritania on the west coast of Africa between Morocco and Senegal.The region now known as Mauritania was made a French protectorate (as part of French West Africa) in 1903, became a French colony in 1920, and gained full independence in 1960. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries Guinean1607 Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Congolese1839 Gambian1864 Mali1906 Senegambian1911 Togolese1957 Mauritanian1959 Malian1963 Ivorian1966 Biafran1967 Upper Voltan1972 1959 Times 7 Jan. 11/7 The Mauritanian trader is a common sight in the markets. 1964 Times 29 Sept. 10/7 An attack by a gang of white youths on Mr. Youssouf Gueye, the First Secretary of the Mauritanian delegation. 1991 Amnesty (BNC) June–July 3 In April AI called on the Mauritanian Government to investigate reports that up to 200 political prisoners had died or been killed in military or police custody. B. n. 1. Now usually in form Mauretanian. A native or inhabitant of ancient Mauretania; a Moor. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun] Numidian?a1425 Nubianc1450 Massylian1606 catadupes1607 Mauritanian1607 Marmarican1627 Niam-Niam1861 Watusi1863 Zande1873 Twa1878 Tutsi1929 Cyrenaican1942 Ubangi1953 Chadian1960 Saharan1970 Sahrawi1976 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 247 That same herbe (called Doronicum)..[is] highly esteemed among the Arabians Græcians, and Mauritanians. 1652 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Dying (ed. 2) iii. 95 Masinissa the Mauritanian. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 1124/2 Mauretanians were good military material and were used by the Romans in both Africa and other parts of the empire. 2. A native or inhabitant of the modern state of Mauritania. ΚΠ 1961 Internat. Organization 15 315 Tunisia reportedly asserted that the Mauritanians should be permitted to decide their own status. 1972 Guardian 8 Feb. 13/1 A couple of Mauritanians selling silver spoons. 1991 Amnesty (BNC) June–July 3 The victims were among some 3,000 black Mauritanians arrested late last year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?1556
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