mauritius - CISMeF

Preferred Label : mauritius;

MeSH definition : One of the Indian Ocean Islands, east of Madagascar. Its capital is Port Louis. It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, occupied by the Dutch 1598-1710, held by the French 1715-1810 when the British captured it, formally ceded to the British in 1814, and became independent in 1968. It was named by the Dutch in honor of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p742 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p341);

MeSH hyponym : agalega islands;

MeSH annotation : one of the Indian Ocean Islands;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius;

Details

Origin ID

D008436;

UMLS CUI

C0024944;

Allowable qualifiers
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mauritius [UNESCO concept]
- Mauritius [IAB term]
Record concept(s)
- agalega islands [MeSH concept]
- mauritius [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Geographic Area [UMLS semantic type]

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