Meanings
nounTunisian (plural Tunisians)
plural Tunisians
- A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.
WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
adjectiveTunisian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.
2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Tunisiër, Tunisies
- Tunisiërperson from Tunisia
- Tunisiespertaining to Tunisia
Arabic تُونُسِيّ, تُونِسِيّ
- تُونُسِيّ (tūnusiyy)person from Tunisia
- تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy)person from Tunisia
- تُونُسِيَّة (tūnusiyya)person from Tunisia
- تُونِسِيَّة (tūnisiyya)person from Tunisia
- تُونُسِيّ (tūnusiyy)pertaining to Tunisia
- تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy)pertaining to Tunisia
Bulgarian тунезиец, туниски
- тунезиец (tuneziec)person from Tunisia
- туниски (tuniski)pertaining to Tunisia
Catalan tunisià, tunisiana
- tunisiàperson from Tunisia
- tunisianaperson from Tunisia
- tunisiàpertaining to Tunisia
Czech Tunisan, Tunisanka
- Tunisanperson from Tunisia
- Tunisankaperson from Tunisia
- tuniskýpertaining to Tunisia
Danish tuneser, tunesisk
- tuneserperson from Tunisia
- tunesiskpertaining to Tunisia
Dutch Tunesiër, Tunesische
- Tunesiërperson from Tunisia
- Tunesischeperson from Tunisia
- Tunesischpertaining to Tunisia
Esperanto tuniziano, tunizianino
- tunizianoperson from Tunisia
- tunizianinoperson from Tunisia
- tuniziapertaining to Tunisia
Finnish tunisialainen, tunisialainen
- tunisialainenperson from Tunisia
- tunisialainenpertaining to Tunisia
French Tunisien, Tunisienne
- Tunisienperson from Tunisia
- Tunisienneperson from Tunisia
- tunisienpertaining to Tunisia
German Tunesier, Tunesierin
- Tunesierperson from Tunisia
- Tunesierinperson from Tunisia
- tunesischpertaining to Tunisia
Greek Τυνήσιος, τυνησιακός
- Τυνήσιος (Tynísios)person from Tunisia
- τυνησιακός (tynisiakós)pertaining to Tunisia
Hindi ट्यूनीशियाई, ट्यूनीशियाई
- ट्यूनीशियाई (ṭyūnīśiyāī)person from Tunisia
- ट्यूनीशियाई (ṭyūnīśiyāī)pertaining to Tunisia
Hungarian tunéziai, tunéziai
- tunéziaiperson from Tunisia
- tunéziaipertaining to Tunisia
Italian tunisino, tunisino
- tunisinoperson from Tunisia
- tunisinopertaining to Tunisia
Latvian tunisietis, tunisiete
- tunisietisperson from Tunisia
- tunisieteperson from Tunisia
- tunisiešupertaining to Tunisia
Lithuanian tunisietis, tunisietė
- tunisietisperson from Tunisia
- tunisietėperson from Tunisia
- tunisiečiųpertaining to Tunisia
Norwegian Bokmål tunisier, tunisisk
- tunisierperson from Tunisia
- tunisiskpertaining to Tunisia
Polish Tunezyjczyk, Tunezyjka
- Tunezyjczykperson from Tunisia
- Tunezyjkaperson from Tunisia
- tunezyjskipertaining to Tunisia
Portuguese tunisiano, tunisiano
- tunisianoperson from Tunisia
- tunisianopertaining to Tunisia
Romanian tunisian, tunisiană
- tunisianperson from Tunisia
- tunisianăperson from Tunisia
- tunisianpertaining to Tunisia
Russian туни́сец, туни́ска
- туни́сец (tunísec)person from Tunisia
- туни́ска (tuníska)person from Tunisia
- туни́сский (tunísskij)pertaining to Tunisia
Slovak Tunisan, Tunisanka
- Tunisanperson from Tunisia
- Tunisankaperson from Tunisia
- tuniskýpertaining to Tunisia
Spanish tunecino, tunecí
- tunecinoperson from Tunisia
- tunecíperson from Tunisia
- tunecinopertaining to Tunisia
- tunecípertaining to Tunisia
Swahili Mtunisi, Kitunisi
- Mtunisiperson from Tunisia
- Kitunisipertaining to Tunisia
Swedish tunisier, tunisisk
- tunisierperson from Tunisia
- tunisiskpertaining to Tunisia
Turkish Tunuslu
- Tunusluperson from Tunisia
Ukrainian туні́ський
- туні́ський (tunísʹkyj)pertaining to Tunisia
Cite this entry
APA
Tunisian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunisian
MLA
“Tunisian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunisian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tunisian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunisian.
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