突尼斯 (Tū ní sī) — Tunisia (country); Tunis (city)

Definition

A single Chinese word covers both the country Tunisia and its capital Tunis (cities usually get 市: 突尼斯市). This is common for foreign country/city names that share a spelling.

noun

Tunisia (country)Tunis (city)

Examples

突尼斯。
Tū ní sī Shì fēi zhōu de yí gè guó jiā.
Tunisia is a country in Africa.
突尼斯。
Wǒ zài Tū ní sī shì zhù le sān tiān.
I stayed in Tunis for three days.
突尼斯。
Tū ní sī Yǒu hěn duō lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn.
Tunisia has many tourist attractions.

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