Tangier

See also: tangier

English

Alternative forms

Tangiers, Tanger

Etymology

Mentioned in Ancient Greek sources as Τίγισις (Tígisis), possibly from Numidian, and cognate with Tamazight ⵜⵉⵊ (tin), meaning assembly, settlement, place + ⵉⵖⵉⵕ (iɣir), meaning shoulder, slope, mountaintop. Thus "hilly place".

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Tangier

A port city, the capital of the region of Tanger-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
Chinese:
Mandarin: 丹吉尔 (Dānjí'ěr)
Corsican: Tangeri f
Czech: Tanger m
Danish: Tanger
Dutch: Tanger (nl) n
French: Tanger (fr) f
Galician: Tánxer
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)
Korean: 탕헤르 (tanghereu)
Latin: Tingis f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Tanger

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

Roman: Tanger m
Spanish: Tánger (es) m
Tarifit: ṭanja

References

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

Anagrams

Geraint, Granite, angrite, granite, ingrate, tearing

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