Tunis

[too-nis, tyoo-]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.

2. one of the former Barbary States in N Africa, once notorious for its pirates: constitutes modern Tunisia.

Tunis

/ ˈtjuːnɪs /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Tunisia, in the northeast on the Gulf of Tunis (an inlet of the Mediterranean): dates from Carthaginian times, the ruins of ancient Carthage lying to the northeast; university (1960). Pop: 2 063 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Outside the court in Tunis, more than a dozen people gathered to demand the defendants' release.

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Al-Houthi’s face has adorned posters in Istanbul, Tunis and Tehran since the war began.

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Born in Tunisia to Sicilian parents in April 1938, Cardinale won a beauty contest at 16 that saw her declared "the most beautiful Italian woman in Tunis".

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The Global Sumud Flotilla Mission plans to launch in two waves - the first from Barcelona and the second from Tunis on 4 September.

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Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees on Tuesday in New Jersey, where Porto plays Al Ahly, and an excessive heat warning has been issued in Philadelphia, where Chelsea and Esperance de Tunis meet.

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