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MAURITIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Mauritius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mauritian" is a kind of...):
aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place)
Holonyms ("Mauritian" is a member of...):
Mauritius; Republic of Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)
Derivation:
Mauritian (of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants
Example:
Mauritanian tropical fish
Synonyms:
Mauritanian; Mauritian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Mauritius (an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)
Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)
Derivation:
Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)
Mauritius (an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)
Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)
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