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Tangier

Tangier

10 4.6
A city in northern Morocco at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
  • proper noun
  • /tænˈdʒɪr/
translation icon : Tánger
  • Filled with joy, Joshua returned to Tangier and told his wife of his experience.
  • Tangier meeting

By the time we touched down, we are stepping down of the bus in Tangier.

Examples

  • ♪ It's my last night in Tangier and I'm headed out.

    Stay (2020)

  • Entertainment Director of the Tangiers Hotel Casino: Mr. Sam Rothstein.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • You really left your mark on Tangier.

    The Rhythm Section (2020)

  • Yeah, well, last night I saved a beautiful woman in Tangier.

    True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)

  • I'm probably among the few Americans who first heard that song in a bar in Tangier.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The teams they invite to play come from Deal Island, Crisfield, and Tangier.

    Academic text (1994)

  • I took a boat to Tangier because I had an address in Casablanca for my mother's oldest brother.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • After a stop in Tangier, we arrived in the port of Marseilles, which was just awakening from the war.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Let's go to Tangier.

    I Love My Mum (2019)

  • The tourists were excited to explore the vibrant markets of Tangier during their summer vacation.

Synonyms

Tangiers
vsTangier
1 5.4

A city in northern Morocco near the Strait of Gibraltar

has identical meaning but is written in a different form without final s

Compounds

Tangier pea
  • UK
9.5

A North African plant with bright, scentless flowers

Tangier peavine
  • UK
9.9

A North African annual plant with bright unscented pea-like flowers

Surface Forms

Tangier main

Etymology

Tangier comes from an old name Tingis, later used in Arabic as Tanja. Because the city sits at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar between Africa and Europe, you can remember Tangier as a 'gateway' city that brings different cultures together.