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    Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean, east of . Its capital is Port Louis. Visitors know it for beaches, lagoons, and sugar-cane country, and it has long been a holiday place for people with money to spend — though actually, that picture is only one layer. The island has people with roots in India, Africa, Europe, and China, and many families are mixed. English is official, but most people speak Creole at home, and French is everywhere on signs and in the papers. It is a member of the Commonwealth. Do not mix it with , the desert country on Africa’s northwest coast: one is a small island, the other is a large mainland state. The Dutch named the island after Prince Maurits of (Maurice in English).

組成From Latin Mauritius (“Morris”), a Latin form of Dutch Maurits. Named after Prince Maurits van Nassau, Prince of Orange.

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  • Mauritianthe person, or the adjective, from this country name
  • Mauricethe English form of the same personal name; the island was named after Prince Maurits (Maurice) of Nassau

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Mauritiusname詞源 1/məˈɹɪʃəs/

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    A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.

    • Not that violence against humans is essential for a region to become boycottworthy. On the ethical consumer website’s list of “progressive boycotts”, campaigners also argue for boycotts on Alaska (wolf-killing) and Canada (for seal-killing, seafood), on Japan (whales) and Mauritius for exporting live primates.
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    The main island of the country of Mauritius.

Mauritiusname詞源 2

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    A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.

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