Nouakchott
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French Nouakchott, from Arabic نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšūṭ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/, /nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Nouakchott
- The capital city of Mauritania.
- 2015 August 14, Nils Zimmermann, “Mauritanian flees slavery in Africa for life in Germany”, in Deutsche Welle[1], archived from the original on 15 August 2015, Refugees[2]:
- De facto slavery remains widespread in Mauritania, according to a European human rights official who works for a major international organization in the capital, Nouakchott.
Translations
[edit]capital of Mauritania
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Afrikaans
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nouakchott
- Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nouakchott f
- Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)
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