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Tanta

Tanta proper noun: a city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.

Proper noun

Tanta

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

Origin of Tanta

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

Phrases with Tanta

Questions about Tanta

What does Tanta mean?
Tanta means a city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.
What part of speech is Tanta?
Tanta is a proper noun.

Words near Tanta in the dictionary

  1. tansymustard
  2. tansymustards
  3. tant
  4. tant mieux
  5. tant pis
  6. Tanta
  7. tantalate
  8. tantalates
  9. tantalcarbide
  10. Tantalean
  11. tantalian

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