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

(Received Pronunciation) /tænˈdʒɪə/
(US) enPR: tănjîrʹ, /tænˈdʒɪɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

Proper noun

Tangier

A port city on the Strait of Gibraltar in northern Morocco
(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
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)

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.

Anagrams

Granite, angrite, granite, ingrate, tearing

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