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Tunisia

/tjuːˈnɪzi.ə/ · name

Meaning

  1. French protectorate of Tunisia, from 1881 to 1956.
  2. Ottoman Tunisia; the Eyalet of Tunis, from 1534 to 1881.
  3. The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.
  4. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tunis.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Tunis Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tunisia From Tunis + -ia.

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