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词汇 Mauritius
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Definition of Mauritius in English:

Mauritius

proper nounməˈrɪʃəsmɔˈrɪʃəs
  • An island country in the Indian Ocean, about 850 km (550 miles) east of Madagascar; population 1,300,000 (estimated 2015); languages, English (official), French (official), French Creole, Indian languages; capital, Port Louis.

    毛里求斯(印度洋岛国,距马达加斯加东岸约850公里,即550英里;2009年估计人口1, 284, 300;语言为英语 官方语言、法语克里奥尔语和印地语;首都路易斯港)

Previously uninhabited, Mauritius was discovered by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. It was held by the Dutch 1598–1710 and then by the French until 1810, when it was ceded to Britain. Mauritius became independent as a member of the Commonwealth in 1968

Origin

Named by the Dutch in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau, a stadtholder of the United Provinces.

Rhymes

adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious

Definition of Mauritius in US English:

Mauritius

proper nounmɔˈrɪʃəsmôˈriSHəs
  • An island country in the Indian Ocean, about 550 miles (850 km) east of Madagascar; population 1,300,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Port Louis; languages, English (official), French (official), Creole, and Indian languages. The two main islands are Mauritius and Rodrigues.

    毛里求斯(印度洋岛国,距马达加斯加东岸约850公里,即550英里;2009年估计人口1, 284, 300;语言为英语 官方语言、法语克里奥尔语和印地语;首都路易斯港)

    The Portuguese visited uninhabited Mauritius in the early 16th century. It was held by the Dutch 1598–1710 and then by the French until 1810, when it was ceded to Britain. Mauritius became independent as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1968

Origin

Named by the Dutch in honor of Prince Maurice of Nassau, a stadtholder of the United Provinces.

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