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Mauretania is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mauretania in a sentence

Mauretania meaning

An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.

Using Mauretania

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.
  • In the example corpus, mauretania often appears in combinations such as: and mauretania.

Context around Mauretania

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maurousia 1× lay 1×

Sentence patterns with Mauretania

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

annexation of mauretania by caligula 1× empire into mauretania and made 1× mauretania was an 1× numidia lay mauretania which extended 1× of maurousia mauretania who is 1× sahara and mauretania into complete 1× steamer and mauretania ii a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cassius dio wrote 1× mauretania was an 1× the latest passage 1× two non cunard 1× west of numidia 1× western expansion in 1×

Common sentence endings:

3rd century bc 1× died just recently 1× in his campaign 1× into complete subjection 1× is now lost 1× the atlantic ocean 1×

Words around Mauretania

Just before it in the word index:

mauresmo 7 maurer 41 maurepas 7 maurel 3 maureen 209 maure 2

Just after it in the word index:

mauri 8 maurice 451 maurices 2 mauriceville 3 mauricie 2 mauricio 250

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Mauretania

  • In this selection, "mauretania" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maurousia and lay stand out and add context to how "mauretania" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include annexation of mauretania by caligula and empire into mauretania and made. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mauretania" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mauretania

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

West of Numidia lay Mauretania, which extended across the Moulouya River in Morocco to the Atlantic Ocean. (17 words)

Cassius Dio wrote an entire chapter on the annexation of Mauretania by Caligula, but it is now lost. (18 words)

Yusuf ibn Tashfin had in the meantime brought the large area of what is now known as Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauretania into complete subjection. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The latest passage to which a date can be assigned is his reference to the death in AD 23 of Juba II, king of Maurousia ( Mauretania ), who is said to have died "just recently". (34 words)

Two non Cunard ships were named Queen Mary II, a Clyde steamer, and Mauretania II, a Southampton steamer of Red Funnel, since the Cunard ships already had the names without Roman numerals. (32 words)

Western expansion In AD 40, Caligula expanded the Roman Empire into Mauretania and made a significant attempt at expanding into Britannia – even challenging Neptune in his campaign. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

Cassius Dio wrote an entire chapter on the annexation of Mauretania by Caligula, but it is now lost.

Mauretania was an independent tribal Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa corresponding to northern modern-day Morocco from about the 3rd century BC.

The latest passage to which a date can be assigned is his reference to the death in AD 23 of Juba II, king of Maurousia ( Mauretania ), who is said to have died "just recently".

Two non Cunard ships were named Queen Mary II, a Clyde steamer, and Mauretania II, a Southampton steamer of Red Funnel, since the Cunard ships already had the names without Roman numerals.

Western expansion In AD 40, Caligula expanded the Roman Empire into Mauretania and made a significant attempt at expanding into Britannia – even challenging Neptune in his campaign.

West of Numidia lay Mauretania, which extended across the Moulouya River in Morocco to the Atlantic Ocean.

Yusuf ibn Tashfin had in the meantime brought the large area of what is now known as Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauretania into complete subjection.

Common combinations with mauretania

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mauretania" in a sentence?
An example: "Cassius Dio wrote an entire chapter on the annexation of Mauretania by Caligula, but it is now lost." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "mauretania" from authentic English texts.
What does "mauretania" mean?
Mauretania means: An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.
How many example sentences with "mauretania" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "mauretania", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.