Tan·gier (t n-jîr ) also Tan·giers (-jîrz) 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. |
Tangier [tænˈdʒɪə]
n
(Placename) 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.: 521 735 (1994)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tangier - a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841"Al-Magrib, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 |
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