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. Compare Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂 (tng).

Pronunciation

(UK) /tænˈdʒɪə(ɹ)/
(US) enPR: tănjîrʹ, /tænˈdʒɪɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Tangier

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
(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)
Moroccan Arabic: طنجة (ṭanja)
Catalan: Tànger m
Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ (ṭanja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 丹吉尔 (Dānjí'ěr)
Corsican: Tangeri f, Tanghjeri f
Czech: Tanger m
Danish: Tanger
Dutch: Tanger (nl) n
French: Tanger (fr) f
Galician: Tánxer (gl) m
German: Tanger n
Greek: Ταγγέρη (Tangéri)
Ancient Greek: Τιγγίς (Tingís)
Hebrew: טנג'יר (Tanjir)
Hindi: टैनजियर (ṭainjiyar)
Italian: Tangeri f
Japanese: タンジール (Tanjīru), タンジェ (Tanje)
Korean: 탕헤르 (tanghereu)
Latin: Tingis f
Latvian: Tanžera, Tandža
Lithuanian: Tanžeras m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Tanger

Nynorsk: Tanger
Occitan: Tànger m
Portuguese: Tânger (pt)
Romanian: Tanger m
Russian: Танже́р (ru) m (Tanžér)
Sardinian: Tangeri f
Scots: Tangier, Tangiers
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Тангер m

Roman: Tanger m
Sicilian: Tangeri f
Spanish: Tánger (es) m
Swedish: Tanger
Tarifit: ṭanja
Turkish: Tanca
Ukrainian: Танжер (Tanžer)
West Frisian: Tanger n

References

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

Anagrams

Geraint, Granite, angrite, granite, ingrate, tearing

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