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tunisia

UK/tjuːˈnɪzi.ə/US/tuˈni.ʒə/
nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,073 of 15,258mostly written

Tunisia is the small North African country between the sea and the Sahara. Travel to Tunisia, the coast of Tunisia, born in Tunisia.

Carthage stood where its capital does now, and the Roman amphitheatre at El Djem is among the largest anywhere. The uprising that began there in 2010 set off the wider revolts across the region.

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Definitions of tunisia

  1. 1nountunisiaThe small North African country between the sea and the Sahara.B1+

    “Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, lies on the Mediterranean coast.”

tunisia is a country.

Where it comes from

Tunisia comes from Tunis + -ia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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