Tunis
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3.1
- proper noun
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Túnez
- A December 1994 meeting, held in Tunis, of representatives from 15 countries on the working level made some progress.
- meeting in Tunis
- Tunis PLO headquarters
You must have all seen the Arab Spring, which began in Tunis and and in Egypt.
- You must have all seen the Arab Spring, which began in Tunis and and in Egypt.
- So then the rest of the drive to Tunis was just this, our office folks.
Examples
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The sea was calm all the way to Tunis, luckily.
Fiction book (1994) -
In early January 1995, the council of Arab interior ministers met in Tunis.
Academic text (1995) -
In Tunis, we found listening devices in his hotel room.
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When is the... next boat to Tunis?
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Giovanna will go by sea to Tunis, where she will be given documents.
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He just got on a plane in Tunis.
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Several of them walked the streets of Tunis disguised as women tourists.
Blog text (31) -
Meanwhile, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation will hold its next annual gathering in Tunis from 12-13 November.
Blog text (27) -
Five days before departure, Musa, Dada, and I flew into Tunis via Paris and Rome.
Fiction book (1994) -
The army is in control of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tunis probably comes from old local names — either the ancient Phoenician goddess Tanit or a Berber word like tns, which is thought to mean 'to lie down' or 'camp'. A helpful way to remember Tunis is to picture a place where people 'rest' or set up a camp by the sea, which fits its history as a busy port and the capital of Tunisia.