Associations to the word «Mauretania»

Wiktionary

MAURETANIA, proper noun. An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.
MAURETANIA CAESARIENSIS, proper noun. (history) A province of the Roman Empire, established in AD 42, occupying territory in northwestern Africa roughly corresponding to present-day northern Algeria, with its capital at Caesarēa.

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