"Sfax" meaning in English

See Sfax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Sfax, from Tunisian Arabic صفاقس (ṣfāqis), from Arabic صَفاقِس (ṣafāqis). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Sfax}} Borrowed from French Sfax, {{der|en|aeb|صفاقس|tr=ṣfāqis}} Tunisian Arabic صفاقس (ṣfāqis), {{der|en|ar|صَفاقِس}} Arabic صَفاقِس (ṣafāqis) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sfax
  1. A city in Tunisia. Categories (place): Cities in Tunisia, Places in Tunisia Translations (Tunisian city): صَفَاقِس (ṣafāqis) (Arabic), Sfakso (Esperanto), სფაქსი (spaksi) (Georgian), Σφαξ (Sfax) [feminine] (Greek), Σαφάκις (Safákis) (Greek), ספקס (Hebrew), Szfaksz (Hungarian), 스팍스 (seupakseu) (Korean), Taparura (Latin), Thaenae (Latin), Sfaksas (Lithuanian), اسفاقس (Esfaks) (Ottoman Turkish), اسفقص (İsfaks) (Ottoman Turkish), سفاقس (Sfaks) (Ottoman Turkish), Safakis (Polish), Sfax [feminine] (Portuguese), Сфакс (Sfaks) (Russian), Safakes (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Sfax-en-name-RIqvu4tZ Disambiguation of 'Tunisian city': 96 4
  2. Sfax Governorate, one of the governorates in Tunisia. Categories (place): Governorates of Tunisia, Places in Tunisia Synonyms: Taparura, Thaenae [historical]
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