Nouakchott

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nwakʃɔt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nwäk shot)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Nouak•chott  (nwäk shot),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the capital of Mauritania, on the W coast. 130,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nouakchott /French: nwakʃɔt/ n
  1. the capital of Mauritania, near the Atlantic coast: replaced St Louis as capital in 1957; situated on important caravan routes. Pop: 967 540 (2015 est)
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