Tangier
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“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
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
Protests have also hit the capital, Rabat, the main commercial city, Casablanca, and the port city of Tangier - often the arrival point for tourists going to Morocco by ferry from Spain.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 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 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
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