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Tyre
(Tyre)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtʌɪə/
a port on the Mediterranean in southern Lebanon; population 41,800 (est. 2009). Founded in the 2nd millennium
bc
as a colony of Sidon, it was for centuries a Phoenician port and trading centre.
Derivatives
Tyrian
adjective
&
noun
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