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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Tunisia on an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. Founded in ancient times by the Phoenicians, it was an important city under the Romans and Carthaginians and later under the Arabs (9th–11th centuries) and the French (19th–20th centuries).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
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Examples
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"People of the coast" is a reference to Ben Ali loyalists whose power base is in and around the former leader's hometown, the coastal city of Sousse.
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Last week, hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis and the southern city of Sousse to denounce the rise of Islamism.
Tunisians Actively Contemplating Democratic Elections in October 2011
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I have heard multiple people from the Sousse describe the attempt to teach Tamazight and promote Tifinagh as a “conspiracy” to keep already debilitated Berber communities as they are.
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Teaching “Berber” in Schools 2009
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"People of the coast" is a reference to Ben Ali loyalists whose power base is in and around the former leader's hometown, the coastal city of Sousse.
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After FIDE changed the qualifying tournament to one-on-one Candidates matches, he showed up again at the 1967 Interzonal in Sousse, Tunisia.
Lubomir Kavalek: New and Old Chess Champions Lubomir Kavalek 2011
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In 1967 he qualified for the Candidates matches from the Interzonal tournament in Sousse, Tunisia.
Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Legend Turns to Music Lubomir Kavalek 2011
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New video posted on an opposition page on social media showed dozens of people marching in a street in the Damascus neighborhood of Kfar Sousse while chanting, "The people want the president executed."
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According to secret diplomatic cables obtained by the organization WikiLeaks, U.S. diplomats met with Mr. Jebali at his home in the coastal city of Sousse in August 2006 soon after he was released from prison.
U.S. Reaches Out to Islamist Parties Matt Bradley 2011
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In 1967 he qualified for the Candidates matches from the Interzonal tournament in Sousse, Tunisia.
Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Legend Turns to Music Lubomir Kavalek 2011
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After FIDE changed the qualifying tournament to one-on-one Candidates matches, he showed up again at the 1967 Interzonal in Sousse, Tunisia.
Lubomir Kavalek: New and Old Chess Champions Lubomir Kavalek 2011
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