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TUNIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and principal port of Tunisia
Synonyms:
capital of Tunisia; Tunis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Tunis" is a part of...):
Republic of Tunisia; Tunisia (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956)