adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/tuːˈnɪzi.ən/
US:/tuːˈnɪʒən/
UK:/tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Tunisia or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Tunisian archeological sites
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to the city of Tunis or its residents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Tunisian markets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Tunisia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
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 Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tunisian From Tunisia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Tunisies
— pertaining to Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونُسِيّ
(tūnusiyy)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونِسِيّ
(tūnisiyy)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Asturian:
tunecín
— pertaining to Tunisia
Bulgarian:
туниски
(tuniski)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Catalan:
tunisià
— pertaining to Tunisia
Czech:
tuniský
— pertaining to Tunisia
Danish:
tunesisk
— pertaining to Tunisia
Dutch:
Tunesisch
— pertaining to Tunisia
Esperanto:
tunizia
— pertaining to Tunisia
Finnish:
tunisialainen
— pertaining to Tunisia
French:
tunisien
— pertaining to Tunisia
Galician:
tunisiano
— pertaining to Tunisia
German:
tunesisch
— pertaining to Tunisia
Greek:
τυνησιακός
(tynisiakós)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Hindi:
ट्यूनीशियाई
(ṭyūnīśiyāī)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Hungarian:
tunéziai
— pertaining to Tunisia
Italian:
tunisino
— pertaining to Tunisia
Latvian:
tunisiešu
— pertaining to Tunisia
Lithuanian:
tunisiečių
— pertaining to Tunisia
Norwegian Bokmål:
tunisisk
— pertaining to Tunisia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tunisisk
— pertaining to Tunisia
Polish:
tunezyjski
— pertaining to Tunisia
Portuguese:
tunisiano
— pertaining to Tunisia
Romanian:
tunisian
— pertaining to Tunisia
Russian:
туни́сский
(tunísskij)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Slovak:
tuniský
— pertaining to Tunisia
Slovene:
tunizijski
— pertaining to Tunisia
Spanish:
tunecino
— pertaining to Tunisia
Spanish:
tunecí
— pertaining to Tunisia
Swahili:
Kitunisi
— pertaining to Tunisia
Swedish:
tunisisk
— pertaining to Tunisia
Ukrainian:
туні́ський
(tunísʹkyj)
— pertaining to Tunisia
Afrikaans:
Tunisiër
— person from Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونُسِيّ
(tūnusiyy)
— person from Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونِسِيّ
(tūnisiyy)
— person from Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونُسِيَّة
(tūnusiyya)
— person from Tunisia
Arabic:
تُونِسِيَّة
(tūnisiyya)
— person from Tunisia
Asturian:
tunecín
— person from Tunisia
Asturian:
tunecina
— person from Tunisia
Bulgarian:
тунезиец
(tuneziec)
— person from Tunisia
Catalan:
tunisià
— person from Tunisia
Catalan:
tunisiana
— person from Tunisia
Czech:
Tunisan
— person from Tunisia
Czech:
Tunisanka
— person from Tunisia
Danish:
tuneser
— person from Tunisia
Dutch:
Tunesiër
— person from Tunisia
Dutch:
Tunesische
— person from Tunisia
Esperanto:
tuniziano
— person from Tunisia
Esperanto:
tunizianino
— person from Tunisia
Finnish:
tunisialainen
— person from Tunisia
French:
Tunisien
— person from Tunisia
French:
Tunisienne
— person from Tunisia
Galician:
tunisiano
— person from Tunisia
German:
Tunesier
— person from Tunisia
German:
Tunesierin
— person from Tunisia
Greek:
Τυνήσιος
(Tynísios)
— person from Tunisia
Hindi:
ट्यूनीशियाई
(ṭyūnīśiyāī)
— person from Tunisia
