Tangier

American  

[tan-jeer] / tænˈdʒɪər /

Also Tangiers

noun

1. a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.

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Tangier British  

/ tænˈdʒɪə /

noun

1. a port in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar: a Phoenician trading post in the 15th century _bc ; a neutral international zone (1923–56); made the summer capital of Morocco and a free port in 1962; commercial and financial centre. Pop: 526 000 (2003)

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Example Sentences

Last month the port of Tangier saw around four times its January average rainfall and more heavy rain hit the north on Wednesday in association with Storm Leonardo.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Ms. Maura plays Maria Ángeles, a contented widow who is a much-respected resident of the ethnically Spanish enclave in Tangier, Morocco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On a second attempt, while working in Rabat he told a friend he was leaving for Tangier and then on to Spain.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

At age 24, Laxe moved to Tangier, Morocco, where he would live for 12 years at a monastic remove from the glamour of the movies, collaborating with local children on his films.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along the narrow streets of Tangier.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho