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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Tunisian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /tuːˈnɪʒən/ (US)
- /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/ (US)
- /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Tunis
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
English -ia
English Tunisia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Tunisian
From Tunisia + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.
2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:
Deriveds
Tunisianization · Tunisianize · Tunisianness
Translations (33)
hu tunéziai (pertaining to Tunisia) · af Tunisies (pertaining to Tunisia) · sw Kitunisi (pertaining to Tunisia) · ca tunisià (pertaining to Tunisia) · da tunesisk (pertaining to Tunisia) · ro tunisian (pertaining to Tunisia) · cs tuniský (pertaining to Tunisia) · sv tunisisk (pertaining to Tunisia) · el τυνησιακός (pertaining to Tunisia) · gl tunisiano (pertaining to Tunisia) · ar تُونُسِيّ (pertaining to Tunisia) · nn tunisisk (pertaining to Tunisia) · lv tunisiešu (pertaining to Tunisia) · fi tunisialainen (pertaining to Tunisia) · es tunecino (pertaining to Tunisia) · lt tunisiečių (pertaining to Tunisia) · nl Tunesisch (pertaining to Tunisia) · bg туниски (pertaining to Tunisia) · ar تُونِسِيّ (pertaining to Tunisia) · de tunesisch (pertaining to Tunisia) · pt tunisiano (pertaining to Tunisia) · it tunisino (pertaining to Tunisia) · pl tunezyjski (pertaining to Tunisia) · ast tunecín (pertaining to Tunisia) · uk туні́ський (pertaining to Tunisia) · es tunecí (pertaining to Tunisia) · ru туни́сский (pertaining to Tunisia) · eo tunizia (pertaining to Tunisia) · fr tunisien (pertaining to Tunisia) · hi ट्यूनीशियाई (pertaining to Tunisia) · sk tuniský (pertaining to Tunisia) · sl tunizijski (pertaining to Tunisia) · nb tunisisk (pertaining to Tunisia)
Tunisian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /tuːˈnɪʒən/ (US)
- /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/ (US)
- /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Tunis
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
English -ia
English Tunisia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Tunisian
From Tunisia + -an.
Meanings
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A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.
WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
Forms
Translations (49)
nb tunisier (person from Tunisia) · da tuneser (person from Tunisia) · lt tunisietis (person from Tunisia) · sv tunisier (person from Tunisia) · ro tunisian (person from Tunisia) · fi tunisialainen (person from Tunisia) · hi ट्यूनीशियाई (person from Tunisia) · es tunecí (person from Tunisia) · de Tunesier (person from Tunisia) · pt tunisiano (person from Tunisia) · de Tunesierin (person from Tunisia) · ast tunecín (person from Tunisia) · lv tunisiete (person from Tunisia) · lv tunisietis (person from Tunisia) · sk Tunisan (person from Tunisia) · sw Mtunisi (person from Tunisia) · es tunecino (person from Tunisia) · ar تُونِسِيّ (person from Tunisia) · sl Tunizijec (person from Tunisia) · bg тунезиец (person from Tunisia) · ar تُونُسِيَّة (person from Tunisia) · sl Tunizijka (person from Tunisia) · it tunisino (person from Tunisia) · ru туни́сец (person from Tunisia) · ca tunisià (person from Tunisia) · nn tunisiar (person from Tunisia) · pl Tunezyjczyk (person from Tunisia) · fr Tunisienne (person from Tunisia) · pl Tunezyjka (person from Tunisia) · gl tunisiano (person from Tunisia) · ro tunisiană (person from Tunisia) · eo tunizianino (person from Tunisia) · ru туни́ска (person from Tunisia) · fr Tunisien (person from Tunisia) · tr Tunuslu (person from Tunisia) · ast tunecina (person from Tunisia) · ar تُونِسِيَّة (person from Tunisia) · lt tunisietė (person from Tunisia) · ar تُونُسِيّ (person from Tunisia) · cs Tunisanka (person from Tunisia) · nl Tunesiër (person from Tunisia) · nl Tunesische (person from Tunisia) · ca tunisiana (person from Tunisia) · cs Tunisan (person from Tunisia) · sk Tunisanka (person from Tunisia) · eo tuniziano (person from Tunisia) · af Tunisiër (person from Tunisia) · el Τυνήσιος (person from Tunisia) · hu tunéziai (person from Tunisia)