Tanta

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proper noun

A city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.

OriginArabic طَنْطَا ← Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.

Origin

  1. Copticⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ
  2. Arabicطَنْطَا
  3. EnglishTanta

Borrowed from Arabic طَنْطَا (ṭanṭā), from Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (tantatho).

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APA

Tanta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanta

MLA

“Tanta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanta.

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