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Tan⋅gier

[tan-jeer]
–noun
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone. 243,600.
Also, Tan⋅giers [tan-jeerz] .
French, Tan⋅ger [tahn-zhey] .
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tang⋅y

[tang-ee]
–adjective, tang⋅i⋅er, tang⋅i⋅est.
having a tang.

Origin:
1870–75; tang 1 + -y 1


tang⋅i⋅ness, noun
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Tan·gier   (tān-jîr')   
A city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Founded in Roman times and later controlled by a variety of powers, including Portugal and Great Britain, it was administered as part of an international zone from 1923-1924 until 1956. Population: 669,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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