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

“I was born here,” the older woman tells Clara, referring to Tangier, “and I’ll die here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Pape Thiaw's team now have a kinder draw as they remain in Tangier for a last-16 tie on Saturday against the third-place finisher in Group E, either Burkina Faso or Sudan.

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

There is another bid in Morocco, for a track in Tangier.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

He remembered the smile of the candy seller, on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to go—that smile had also been like the old king’s smile.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho