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Mauritius Pronunciation
Mauritius is pronounced maw-RI-tee-uhs, IPA /mɔˈrɪtiəs/.
maw-RI-tee-uhs
US /mɔˈrɪtiəs/
Syllables: maw · RI · tee · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: An island country in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
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Mauritius in a Sentence
- They spent their honeymoon in Mauritius.
- Mauritius gained independence in 1968.
- Flights to Mauritius take about twelve hours from London.
Common Mispronunciations of Mauritius
Not maw-RI-shuhs
Careful English usually keeps the ti as a light tee-uhs, giving four syllables, though a shorter shuhs is widely heard too.
Not MAW-ri-tee-uhs
The second syllable takes the weight. Fronting it makes the name hard for locals to place.
Tip: The adjective Mauritian loses a syllable and ends in shuhn: maw-RI-shuhn.
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