Definition of "Tunis"

Tunis

/ˈtjuːnɪs/

proper noun
1. A city on the northern coast of Africa:
  Quotations
  Some of the citizens of Tunis have certaine fields in the suburbs walled round about, where they sowe some quantitie of barley and of other corne: howbeit the soyle is marveluellous dry, and standeth in need of much watring
  1600, Joannes Leo Africanus, A Geographical Historie of Africa, page 248
  1. A Berber settlement which fell under the rule of Carthage.
  2. A city founded by Umayyad troops in the 7th century AD.
  3. The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia.
    Quotations
    Tunis, the capital of the above country, with a citadel of eminence, and the fortress of Goletta on the side of a canal, which is the greatest naval and military depot belonging to the bey.
    1827, Richard Brookes, “Tunis”, in The General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary‎
  4. Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.
2. A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.