Tetuán

[ te-twahn ]

/ tɛˈtwɑn /

a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.

Also Tétouan.

Example sentences from the Web for tetuan

His country is one day east of Tetuan, in the Rif mountains.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson
Within a week Musa had agreed to take him on a trip to Tetuan, across the Straits, which he was planning for the first dark night.

The Rock of the Lion |Molly Elliot Seawell
After dark no Moor from Tetuan would walk near this saint-house.

In the Tail of the Peacock |Isabel Savory
Other prisoners arrived from Tetuan, and all told the same story.

The Scapegoat |Hall Caine

Tetuan sent off two hundred men, under a colonel, while we were there, which were to help punish certain rebellious tribes.

In the Tail of the Peacock |Isabel Savory

Tetuán

/ (tɛˈtwɑːn) /

a city in N Morocco: capital of Spanish Morocco (1912–56). Pop: 499 000 (2003)