Tangier
pronunciation
How to pronounce Tangier in British English:
UK [tænˈdʒiə]
How to pronounce Tangier in American English:
US [tænˈdʒɪr]
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- Noun:
- a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
Word Origin
- Tangier
- port city of Morocco, Latin Tinge, said to be named for Tingis, daughter of Atlas, but probably from Semitic tigisis "harbor." In English often Tangiers, by influence of Algiers.
Example
- 1. Tangier is the spot we have been longing for all the time .
- 2. It said this year it had started work on a project to link the port city of tangier to casablanca , 750km away , aiming to complete work by 2015 .
- 3. A combination of roman , islamic and european influences can still be seen in phenomenal cities such as marrakesh , casablanca and tangier .
- 4. Ibn battuta , a great 14th-century muslim explorer , set off from tangier , on morocco 's north-western tip , on his 30-year peregrinations that took him as far as china .
- 5. " Casablanca : a city of northwest morocco on the atlantic ocean south-southwest of tangier . Founded by the portuguese in the 16th century , it became a center of french influence in africa after 1907.it is now morocco 's largest city . Population , 2139204 . "