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Tangier
(tan jir′)
seaport in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar: formerly part of an internationalized zone: pop. 266,000
Fr. name Tanger
See Tangier in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Founded in Roman times and later controlled by a variety of powers, including Portugal and Great Britain, it was administered as part of an international zone from 1923-1924 until 1956. Population: 669,000.
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