A province of the Roman Empire, established in AD 42, occupying territory in northwestern Africa roughly corresponding to present-day northern Algeria, with its capital at Caesarēa.
Origin
From the Latin Maurētānia Caesariēnsis, variant spelling of Maurītānia Caesariēnsis.
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