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Definition of Tunisia

1. Noun. A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956. "Southern Tunisia is mostly desert"

Definition of Tunisia

1. Proper noun. Country in Northern Africa. Official name: Republic of Tunisia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Tunisia

1. A republic in northern africa between algeria and libya. Its capital is tunis, which occupies the site of ancient carthage. Tunisia became a french protectorate in 1881 but was reorganised in 1922. France recognised its independence in 1956. The country takes its name from the capital, which some authorities derive from the name of the phoenician goddess tanith, the meaning of which is uncertain. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Tunisia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"In these circumstances only the rivalry of the European powers that had interests in Tunisia protracted from year to year the inevitable revolution. ..."

2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1886)
"Tunisia in 1885.* Sm LAMBERT PLAYFAIR, Consul-General of Algeria and Tunisia, ... Protective duties try to stifle Communicated by Mr. EN Curt. Tunisia ..."

3. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"Tunisia, the ancient Roman province of Africa (still called ... Tunisia is divided into four fairly distinct regions—Tell, Sahel, high Tablelands, ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... on First Impressions of Tunisia and Algeria.1—In the introduction to this admirable little sketch Mr. Bannerman apologizes for the fact that it contains ..."

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