Tunis
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Tunis
- /ˈtjuːnɪs/ UK
- /ˈtuːnəs/ US
Rhymes with -uːnəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). Further derivation uncertain, but some possibilities are:
* Derived from a Berber root ens "to lie down", tansawt "to pass the night", thus "encampment".
* Related to the Phoenician goddess Tanit.
proper noun
- A city on the northern coast of Africa Some of the citizens of Tunis have certaine fields in the suburbs walled round about, where they sowe some quantitie of barley and of other corne: howbeit the soyle is marveluellous dry, and standeth in need of much watring
- A Berber settlement which fell under the rule of Carthage.
- A city founded by Umayyad troops in the 7th century AD.
- The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia. Tunis, the capital of the above country, with a citadel of eminence, and the fortress of Goletta on the side of a canal, which is the greatest naval and military depot belonging to the bey.
- Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.
- A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carthage, tunisia, tunisian, france, ireland, la, tunisie, monastir, tataouine, kairouan, gafsa, nabeul, thala, sfax, bizerte, gabès
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name capital of Tunisia
| Español | Túnez |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 튀니스 Twiniseu |
| 日本語 | チュニス Chunisu |
| 中文 | 突尼斯 Tūnísī |
| हिन्दी | तूनिस tūnis, ट्यूनिस ṭyūnis, टुनिस ṭunis |
| Português | Tunes, Túnis, Tunis |
| Français | Tunis |
| Deutsch | Tunis |
| Italiano | Tunisi |
| Ελληνικά | Τύνιδα Týnida |
| Română | Tunis |
| Русский | Туни́с Tunís |
| Tiếng Việt | Tuy-nít, Tuy-ni |
| العربية | تُونِس tūnis, تُونُس tūnus |
| עברית | תּוּנִיס tunis |
Talk about this word "Tunis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tunis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tunis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tunis "Tunis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tunis.Cite this
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title = {Tunis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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