Tanis

American

[tey-nis] / ˈteɪ nɪs /

noun

an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.

Tanis British

/ ˈteɪnɪs /

noun

Biblical name: Zoan. an ancient city located in the E part of the Nile delta: abandoned after the 6th century _ad ; at one time the capital of Egypt

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He had also played Tanis, a member of the Ocampa species, in an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager.”

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The finding comes from Tanis, a site in North Dakota leased by DePalma that preserves a trove of fossils evidently deposited on the day of the catastrophe 66 million years ago.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 12, 2023

National Public Radio’s Fatma Tanis did, in fact, report on this from a Yemeni hospital in August:

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023

A spokesperson with the Aleutians East Borough, Laura Tanis, said Haaland spoke Tuesday with borough, tribal, city and village corporation officials.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

He had been a regular guest in her parents’ home when she was a child, for he was close in age to her brothers Taeko and Tanis.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

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