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tunis

/ˈtuːnəs/

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What does tunis mean?

proper noun

  1. A city on the northern coast of Africa
  2. A Berber settlement which fell under the rule of Carthage.
  3. A city founded by Umayyad troops in the 7th century AD.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia.
  2. Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.
  3. A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.

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This historical fact is borne out by the present revival of olive culture in Tunis, mentioned in Chapter XII.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
The French performed the phenomenal task of creating a bromine industry in Tunis, the development of which reads like a romance.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
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Thus we find centres of manufacture similar to those of Europe at the foot of the mountains of Tunis and of Algeria.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
Continued high inflation and unemployment have eroded popular support for the government, however, and forced Tunis to slow the pace of economic reform.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
He despatched every year a vessel for Tunis, where the pilgrims embarked for Mecca, and he promised to convey me by the same medium to Egypt.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322