noun
1. a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
• Syn: ↑Republic of Mauritius
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Mauritian
• Member Meronyms: ↑Mauritian
• Part Meronyms: ↑Port Louis
2. an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Mauritian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑Indian Ocean
• Part Meronyms: ↑Republic of Mauritius
* * *
Mauritius [Mauritius]
an island in the Indian Ocean which is a member of the Commonwealth. Before it became independent in 1968, it was at various times a ↑colony of the Netherlands, France, and finally Britain. Its main industries are sugar and tourism.
* * *
Mauritius(mɒˈrɪʃəs)
[Name of an island in the Indian Ocean so called by the Dutch in 1598 after the Stadtholder Maurice.]
Used attrib. in Mauritius-weed, a lichen (Roccella fuciformis) from which archil is obtained.
in Simmonds Dict. Trade.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.