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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Mauritania, in the western part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It was chosen as the capital in 1957.
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- proper noun The capital of
Mauritania .
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- noun capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast
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Examples
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NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian authorities arrested the leaders of the country's two main opposition parties, accusing them of fomenting three days of riots in the capital Nouakchott, state radio said.
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NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Staff left the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott Friday, a Reuters witness said.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Unknown assailants attacked a group of Western tourists in the West African country of Mauritania Sunday, according to diplomatic sources in the capital Nouakchott.
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As bloggers wait for results to be finalized, one - an artist living in Nouakchott, offers this sketch of election day in Nouadhibou:
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Brahim told reporters in Nouakchott that the attack killed 15 members of the group known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel 2011
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Brahim says soldiers are still searching the forest for surviving fighters because the government in Nouakchott is determined to remove all threats to Mauritanian security.
Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel 2011
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We are hoping that those who are involved in this unfortunate situation of killing and all that will stop so that we can give an opportunity for the dialogue going on in Nouakchott.
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And in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, police sources said Yacoub Ould Dahoud, 40, a company director and member of a wealthy family, staged a self-immolation protest on Monday against alleged government mistreatment of his tribe.
Horrifying Copycat Suicide Protests Sweep North Africa Cara Parks 2011
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Brahim says soldiers are still searching the forest for surviving fighters because the government in Nouakchott is determined to remove all threats to Mauritanian security.
Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel 2011
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Brahim told reporters in Nouakchott that the attack killed 15 members of the group known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel 2011
mollusque commented on the word Nouakchott
Contains three vowels followed by three consonants. Are there any other such words?
March 23, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word Nouakchott
eeekkk!
March 23, 2010
mollusque commented on the word Nouakchott
Aaargh.
March 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word Nouakchott
Oouw! Why?
March 23, 2010
gangerh commented on the word Nouakchott
booings, cooings, mooings and wooings
March 23, 2010
gangerh commented on the word Nouakchott
Quaintly
March 23, 2010
mollusque commented on the word Nouakchott
Thanks, gangerh! Quaintly led me to Queensland.
March 24, 2010