Mauritius (disambiguation)
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Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Mauritius may also refer to:
Places[edit]
- Mauritius (1968–1992), an independent state, the predecessor to the modern-day Mauritius
- Mauritius Island, as opposed to the Outer Islands
- British Mauritius (1810-1968), a former British Crown Colony
- French Mauritius (1715–1810), a former French Colony
People[edit]
- Mauritius (given name)
- Mauritius (Dean of Armagh) (fl. 1238)
- Saint Maurice or Mauritius (died c. 287), Egyptian leader of the Theban Legion martyred for refusing to attack fellow Christians
Other uses[edit]
- HMS Mauritius (80), a Royal Navy light cruiser constructed in the Second World War
- Mauritius (1612), a Dutch wooden-hulled sailing ship
- HMS Mauritius (shore establishment), a former shore base of the British Royal Navy
- 45617 Mauritius, a British LMS Jubilee Class locomotive
- Mauritius (play), a 2007 Broadway play
- Mauritius Open, a golf tournament played on the island from 1994 through 2008
- Mauritius International, an annual badminton tournament
- Mauritius (typeface), a 1967 type produced by C.E. Weber