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Tunisia

Tunisia

45 2.3
A country in North Africa by the Mediterranean Sea
  • proper noun
  • /tuˈnɪziə/
: Túnez
  • We remember the countries in North Africa where the Arab Spring happened: Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt.
  • Tunisia and Egypt
  • Tunisia and Algeria
  • Tunisia and Morocco

And we'll be in Tunisia if you need us.

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Examples

  • The first revolution started in Tunisia, but it quickly spread to Egypt.

  • The ancient colosseum of Al Jem in central Tunisia is more than just a Roman ruin.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • And we'll be in Tunisia if you need us.

  • I used to go to Little Island off of Tunisia with the family for years and years.

  • The Tunisia of 2018 may be very different from the Tunisia of 2008.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So, how did you get involved in the revolution in Tunisia in the first place?

  • Then you must come with me to Tunisia.

  • In Tunisia, we were told that people in Syria were killed.

  • On April 1, Tunisia's finance minister Jalloul Ayed provided a clear picture of the challenges ahead.

    Academic text (2011)
  • During our vacation, we visited the stunning beaches of Tunisia along the Mediterranean coast.

Synonyms

2.7

A country in northwest Africa on the Mediterranean coast with capital Tunis

is the shorter common country name used in everyday speech

Compounds

A country in northwest Africa on the Mediterranean coast with capital Tunis

Surface Forms

Tunisia main

Morphology

Tunisia = Tunis (transparent) = Tunis + ia

The country name is transparently formed from the place-name 'Tunis' plus the productive place-name suffix '-ia', so learners can see it as 'land of Tunis'.

Etymology

Tunisia comes from the capital city Tunis, called 'Tūnis' in Arabic, and long ago people used the city's name for the whole country, so the nation is named after that city.