- 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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Nouak•chott
(nwäk shot′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of Mauritania, on the W coast. 130,000.
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Nouakchott /French: nwakʃɔt/ n
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