Tangier

See also: tangier

English

Alternative forms

• Tangiers, Tanger

Etymology

Mentioned in Ancient Greek sources as Τίγισις (Tígisis), possibly from Numidian, since it was a Numidian city. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• /tænˈdʒɪə/
• enPR: tănjîrʹ, /tænˈdʒɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

Proper noun

Tangier

1. A port city on the Strait of Gibraltar in northern Morocco
2. (historical) The former international zone surrounding the city; its administration.

Derived terms

• Tangierine, Tangerine, Tangerine orange, tangerine, Tangier pea

Translations

a port city in northern Morocco

• Arabic: طَنْجَة f (ṭanja)
• Catalan: Tànger m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丹吉尔 (Dānjí’ěr)

• Czech: Tanger m
• Danish: Tanger
• French: Tanger (fr)
• Greek: Ταγγέρη (Tangéri)

  Ancient Greek: Τιγγίς (Tingís)

• Hebrew: טנג'יר (Tanjir)
• Hindi: टैनजियर (ṭainjiyar)
• Italian: Tangeri f
• Japanese: タンジール (Tanjīru)
• Korean: 탕헤르 (tanghereu)
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• Latin: Tingis
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Tanger

  Nynorsk: Tanger

• Portuguese: Tânger (pt)
• Russian: Танже́р (ru) m (Tanžér)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Тангер m

  Roman: Tanger m

• Spanish: Tánger (es) m
• Tarifit: ⵟⴰⵏⴵⴰ (ṭanja)

References

• “Tangier”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Granite, angrite, granite, ingrate, tearing