Mauritian
- people from and residents of Mauritius
adjective
- of or relating to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius or its inhabitants
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Mauritius English -an English Mauritian From Mauritius + -an.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture.
“One of the official languages of Mauritius is Mauritian Creole.”
name
Etymology: Etymology tree English Mauritius English -an English Mauritian From Mauritius + -an.
- Mauritian Creole.
“However, Baker (pc) notes that limero is also a common Mauritian pronunciation.”
“The are two perspectives on the relationship between Réunionnais, a semicreole, and Mauritian, a typical plantation creole. Baker and Corne (1982) argue that […] Mauritian is the product of a break in the transmission of French, […]”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Mauritius English -an English Mauritian From Mauritius + -an.
- A person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent.
“Like the Irish, the Mauritians were alien to the English in race, culture and religion.”