Tunisia

geographical name

Tu·​ni·​sia tü-ˈnē-zh(ē-)ə 

tyü-,

-ˈni-

country in northern Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea capital Tunis area 63,170 square miles (163,610 square kilometers), population 11,516,000

Note: Tunisia was formerly one of the Barbary States. It was a French protectorate from 1881 to 1956 and a monarchy in 1956–57. It has been a republic since 1957.

Tunisian

tü-ˈnē-zh(ē-)ən 

tyü-

-ˈni-

adjective or noun