Bizerte

[ bih-zur-tuh; French bee-zert ]
/ bɪˈzɜr tə; French biˈzɛrt /

noun

a seaport in N Tunisia.
Also Bi·zer·ta [bih-zur-tuh; Spanish bee-ther-tah, -ser-] /bɪˈzɜr tə; Spanish biˈθɛr tɑ, -ˈsɛr-/.
Ancient Hippo Zarytus.

Example sentences from the Web for bizerte

  • If you put it that way, I guess I'm going back to Bizerte, too.

    A Yankee Flier in Italy |Rutherford G. Montgomery

  • Just at sunset the freighter swung inshore and eased down over the harbor at Bizerte.

    A Yankee Flier in Italy |Rutherford G. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for bizerte

Bizerte

Bizerta

/ (bɪˈzɜːtə, French bizɛrt) /

noun

a port in N Tunisia, on the Mediterranean at the canalized outlet of Lake Bizerte . Pop: 118 000 (2005 est)