tunisian
/tuːˈnɪzi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
Example Sentences
- "WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets."
- "On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Tunis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tunisia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tunisian From Tunisia + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/
- British English: /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/