Tunis

Meaning

1. A city on the northern coast of Africa
2. A city on the northern coast of Africa:
3. A city on the northern coast of Africa:
4. A city on the northern coast of Africa:
5. A city on the northern coast of Africa:
6. A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.

Synonyms

capital of Tunisia

Tunisia

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Translations

Tunis

Tunisi

تونس

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Tunis

Túnez

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Tunis

Τύνιδα

Tunis

Tunes

Tunus

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Tunisie

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Túnis

Tunis

Tunesië

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtjuːnɪs/

Etymology

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.