English Explanatory Dictionary

Mauretania Caesariensis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɔːɹɪˈteɪnɪə sɪˌzɑːɹɪˈɛnsɪs/ /ˌmɔɹɪˈteɪniə siˌzɑɹiˈɛnzɪs/

Word forms

Mauretania Caesariensis Mauritania Caesariensis

Etymology

From the Latin Maurētānia Caesariēnsis, variant spelling of Maurītānia Caesariēnsis.

Synonyms

Caesarean Mauritania
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