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Tangier

American

[tan-jeer] / tænˈdʒɪər /

Also Tangiers

noun

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

Tangier British

/ tænˈdʒɪə /

noun

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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Moroccans took to the streets to celebrate and local media have shown videos of happy fans driving through Tangier waving the national flag, banging tambourines and honking their horns.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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

There were no tears from Mohamed Salah when the final whistle went in Tangier as Egypt fell at the semi-final hurdle.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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

The nearby city of Ceuta had grown faster than Tangier, and business had fallen off.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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