Definition of tangier Tangier

tangβ€’iβ€’er

We found 4 definitions of tangier from 4 different sources.

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What does tangier mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

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"
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Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer πŸ’₯

  • tangier
    A seaport of Morocco, on a small bay or inlet of the Strait of Gibraltar. Tangier was taken by the Portuguese in 1471, and ceded to the English in 1662, and held by them for twenty-two years. It was bombarded by the French in 1844.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue πŸ‘…

  • tangier
    A room in Newgate, where debtors were confined, hence called Tangerines.

Part of speech

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  • tangier, noun, singular of tangiers.
  • tangier, adjective, comparative of tangy.

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