Nouakchott

English

Etymology

From French Nouakchott, from Arabic نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšūṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/, /nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Nouakchott

  1. 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

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Nouakchott

  1. Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Nouakchott f

  1. Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)
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