English Explanatory Dictionary

Tunisia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tunis.
  2. The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.
  3. Ottoman Tunisia; the Eyalet of Tunis, from 1534 to 1881.
  4. French protectorate of Tunisia, from 1881 to 1956.

Pronunciation

/tjuːˈnɪzi.ə/ /tuˈniʒ.ə/ en-us-Tunisia.ogg en-uk-tunisia.ogg

Word forms

Tunisia

Etymology

From Tunis + -ia.

Synonyms

mul:TN mul:TUN

Related words

Carthage
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