Tunisian

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English

Etymology

From Tunisia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/, /tuːˈnɪʒən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

Tunisian (plural Tunisians)

  1. A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

Translations

Adjective

Tunisian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
    • 2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:
      On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.

Translations

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tunis̺ian/
  • Rhymes: -ian, -an
  • Hyphenation: Tu‧ni‧si‧an

Proper noun

Tunisian

  1. inessive indefinite of Tunisia