Mauritius
/məˈrɪʃəs/
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- Official nameRepublic of MauritiusCapitalPort LouisPopulation estimate (2015)1·27 millionInternet domain extension.muCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Mauritius rupee (MUR), which consists of 100 cents.TerritoryMauritius, the main island, lies east of Madagascar. Rodrigues is 560 km (350 miles) east. The outer islands are Agalega and the St Brandon Group.LanguagesThe official language is English, although French is widely used. Creole and Bhojpuri are vernacular languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria
Mauritius
/məˈrɪʃəs/
© Getty Images / kosmozoo
- Official nameRepublic of MauritiusCapitalPort LouisPopulation estimate (2015)1·27 millionInternet domain extension.muCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Mauritius rupee (MUR), which consists of 100 cents.TerritoryMauritius, the main island, lies east of Madagascar. Rodrigues is 560 km (350 miles) east. The outer islands are Agalega and the St Brandon Group.LanguagesThe official language is English, although French is widely used. Creole and Bhojpuri are vernacular languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria
- the lion’s share
- the literal rule
- the little guy
- the little people
- the little woman
- the little/small matter of something
- the loch ness monster
- the lodge
- the london eye
- the long and the short of it
- the long arm of the law
- the long jump
- the loop
- the lord chancellor
- the lord chief justice
- the lords
- the lord’s prayer
- the lotus position
- the louisiana purchase
- the low countries
- the lowdown
- the lower east side
- the lower orders
- the lowest of the low
- the lowveld