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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.


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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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

Sadio Mane's Senegal, African champions in 2022, defeated Benin 3-0 in Tangier to top Group D on goal difference ahead of the Leopards, who won by the same margin against Botswana in Rabat.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 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

Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he had conquered this place, he could conquer the world.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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