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Tanis

/ˈteɪnɪs/

Tanis proper noun: a historical city in Egypt, situated on the delta of the Nile. Also the plural of Tani.

Proper noun

Tanis

  1. A historical city in Egypt, situated on the delta of the Nile.
    • The Ark. If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb. Death has always surrounded it. It is not of this earth.1981, Lawrence Kasdan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, spoken by Sallah

Also used as

Tanis is also the plural of Tani.

Origin of Tanis

Borrowed from Latin Tanis.

Questions about Tanis

What does Tanis mean?
Tanis means a historical city in Egypt, situated on the delta of the Nile.
What part of speech is Tanis?
Tanis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tanis?
Tanis is pronounced /ˈteɪnɪs/.

Words near Tanis in the dictionary

  1. Tanimbar orioles
  2. Tanimbars
  3. Tanintharyi
  4. taniplon
  5. Taniqua
  6. Tanis
  7. Tanisha
  8. Tanishas
  9. Tanishpa's dwarf gecko
  10. Tanishpa's dwarf geckos
  11. tanist

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