Africa
Maurice
Mauritius
no articleGoing there, being there
à Maurice
Coming from
de Maurice
Why
Maurice takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Maurice.
The people
un Mauricien, une Mauricienne
Official languages
anglais, français
Capital
Port-Louis
Example
Le créole et le français se parlent à Maurice.
Creole and French are spoken in Mauritius.
Worth knowing
You say à Maurice, but à l'île Maurice when you name the island: the word île brings the article back. Not to be confused with Mauritania.
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