the capital and chief port of Tunisia, in the northeast on the Gulf of Tunis (an inlet of the Mediterranean): dates from Carthaginian times, the ruins of ancient Carthage lying to the northeast; university (1960). Pop: 1 993 487 (2015 est)
Tunis in American English
(ˈtunɪs; ˈtjunɪs)
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capital of Tunisia: seaport near the site of ancient Carthage: pop. 674,000