Tunisiann.adj.
/tjuːˈnɪzɪən/ A. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of the country of Tunisia in North Africa (or of its capital Tunis), or of the former Barbary state of Tunis which preceded it.
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Tunisinec1670
Maghrebin1687
Maghribi1704
Tunisian1825
goum1845
Ouled Nail1846
1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. i. vi. 175 The Tunisians are much more agriculturists than their neighbors either of Tripoli or Algiers.
1882 A. M. Broadley Tunis I. 89 On the Tunisians endeavouring to sell their prize in England, their ships were detained.
1891 O. Wilde Picture of Dorian Gray xi. 199 Yellow-shawled Tunisians plucked at the strained strings of monstrous lutes.
1973 ‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing xvii. 217 There was a police guard..a young Tunisian with a peaked cap.
b. The demotic speech of the Tunisians.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Berber
Shilha1713
Amazigh1826
Kabyle1882
Tuareg1882
Tamashek1885
Tunisian1902
Libyan1937
Guanche1939
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 483/2 No doubt in vulgar Tunisian a good many Berber words remain.
B. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or belonging to Tunisia, or Tunis.
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Algerian1560
Massylian1607
Morocco1607
Moroccana1684
Tripolitan1783
Somali1809
Tunisian1843
Somalian1884
Tripolitanian1943
Tigre1978
1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 361/1 Grain is frequently imported into the Tunisian territory.
1898 H. H. Johnston in Geogr. Jrnl. 11 601 I was nowhere able to hear of the so-called Tunisian hartebeest.
1926 A. Huxley Let. 31 Dec. (1969) 279 I hope the children's Tunisian dates will arrive fairly soon.
1958 Ann. Reg. 1957 325 The Franco-Tunisian customs union.
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Designating a type of crochet worked back and forth in rows using a longer hook than in standard crochet, on to which the all the stitches for the row are picked up before being worked off again, creating a thick, dense fabric. Also: of or relating to this style of crochet. [Compare French crochet tunisien (1858). The connection with Tunisia is unclear. This style of crochet has a number of synonyms: compare fool's crochet n. at fool n.1 and adj. Compounds 4b.]
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1860 Frank Leslie's New Family Mag. Feb. 186/1 The cuffs to be worked in Princess, or, as it is sometimes called, Tunisian crochet stitch.
1871 Arthur's Home Mag. Jan. 7 This fichu is worked in white zephyr wool, in Tunisian stitch.
1961 I. R. Duncan Compl. Bk. Needlecraft (1972) xi. 96 There is..a long straight hook the same thickness throughout, called an Afghan or Tunisian hook.
2009 S. H. Silverman Tunisian Crochet 9 If you haven't crocheted in a while, practice the basics to refresh your skills before starting a Tunisian project.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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