Sfax

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Sfax

  • /səˈfæks/
  • /ˈsfæks/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Sfax, from Tunisian Arabic صفاقس (ṣfāqis), from Arabic صَفاقِس (ṣafāqis).

proper noun

  1. A city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.

    Similar: Taparura, Thaenae

  2. Sfax Governorate, one of the governorates in Tunisia.

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name Tunisian city

한국어스팍스 Seupakseu
日本語スファックス Sufakkusu
हिन्दीस्फ़ाक्स sfāks
PortuguêsSfax
FrançaisSfax
ItalianoSfax, Safasso
ΕλληνικάΣφαξ Sfax, Σαφάκις Safákis
РусскийСфакс Sfaks
العربيةصَفَاقِس ṣafāqis
עבריתספקס

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"Sfax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sfax. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Sfax. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sfax

Chicago

"Sfax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sfax.

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@misc{sfax_2026,
  title = {Sfax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sfax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}