What does "tunis" mean?
A city on the northern coast of Africa
Tunis
/ˈtuːnəs/ name
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A city on the northern coast of Africa
- Grammar: tunis is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: capital city, city, metropolis, urban center.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, rural town, village.
- Usage evidence: The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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"
- 2 A city on the northern coast of Africa:; A Berber settlement which fell under the rule of Carthage.
- 3 A city on the northern coast of Africa:; A city founded by Umayyad troops in the 7th century AD.
- 4 A city on the northern coast of Africa:; 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."
- 5 A city on the northern coast of Africa:; Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.
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- 6 A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.
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Example
"The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tunis"?
Common synonyms include: capital city, city, metropolis, urban center.
How do you use "tunis" in a sentence?
The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
How do you pronounce "tunis"?
Pronounced /ˈtuːnəs/.
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.