Tangier

[ tan-jeer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.

Tangier

/ tænˈdʒɪə /

a port in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar: a Phoenician trading post in the 15th century bc ; a neutral international zone (1923–56); made the summer capital of Morocco and a free port in 1962; commercial and financial centre. Pop: 526 000 (2003)

“We all see the beauty of Tangier, but there’s also a lot of poverty,” Woods told the pilots.

Past the massive coastal estates, past Hoopers and Smith islands, Tangier came into view.

Relocating Tangier residents is about $150 million cheaper, the researchers calculate.

Some communities may not be as expensive to move as offshore Tangier, he speculates, but would certainly be in the ballpark.

Already, frequent flooding has turned the front yards of many Tangier homes into marshland, Schulte says.

It deals with a long distance relationship from Detroit to Tangier.

The great moonlight flit from Marrakech to Tangier was in motion.

Craving something lighter and tangier, they concocted this miracle of pies.

He brings news of the peace between Tangier and the Moors, but the particulars I know not.

By my letters from Tangier today I hear that it grows very strong by land, and the Mole goes on.

Then broke up and Mr. Alsop and his company came and consulted about our Tangier victualling and brought it to a good head.

Dined at home, to my office to prepare some things against a Committee of Tangier this afternoon.

So by water with Mr. Gauden and others to see a ship hired by me for the Commissioners of Tangier, and to give order therein.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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