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PRONUNCIATION OF SFAX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SFAX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sfax is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SFAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sfax

Sfax

Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate, and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 340,000. The main economic activities of Sfax are industries, agriculture, fishing and trade. The city is often described as Tunisia's "second city".

Definition of Sfax in the English dictionary

The definition of Sfax in the dictionary is a port in E Tunisia, on the Gulf of Gabès: the second largest town in Tunisia; commercial centre of a phosphate region. Pop: 570 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SFAX


Ajax
ˈeɪdʒæks
axe
æks
Backs
bæks
carfax
ˈkɑːfæks
Ceefax
ˈsiːˌfæks
DAX
dæks
Fairfax
ˈfɛəfæks
fax
fæks
Filofax
ˈfaɪləʊˌfæks
Halifax
ˈhælɪˌfæks
lax
læks
max
mæks
pax
pæks
relax
rɪˈlæks
sax
sæks
syntax
ˈsɪntæks
tax
tæks
telefax
ˈtɛlɪfæks
tracks
træks
wax
wæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SFAX

Seychelles
Seychellois
seyen
Seyfert galaxy
Seyhan
Seymour
seysure
sez
sf
SFA
sferics
SFO
Sforza
sforzando
sforzato
sfumato
SFW
SFX

WORDS THAT END LIKE SFAX

after-tax
anthrax
Bax
beeswax
climax
coax
council tax
departure tax
excise tax
flax
hoax
income tax
parallax
property tax
rax
sales tax
supermax
thorax
to the max
transfer tax

Synonyms and antonyms of Sfax in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sfax» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SFAX

Find out the translation of Sfax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Sfax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sfax» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯法克斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sfax
570 millions of speakers

English

Sfax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sfax
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صفاقس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сфакс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sfax
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sfax
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sfax
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sfax
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スファクス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스팍스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sfax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sfax
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பக்ஷ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्फाक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sfax
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sfax
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sfax
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сфакс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sfax
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σφαξ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sfax
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sfax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sfax
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sfax

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SFAX»

The term «Sfax» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SFAX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sfax

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SFAX»

Discover the use of Sfax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sfax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Rough Guide to Tunisia
>s The writer Ronald Firbank once took it into his head to call SFAX "the most beautiful city in the world", for which he has been ridiculed ever since by travel writers, their readers and at least one mayor of the town. Granted some exaggeration ...
Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris, 2001
2
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical ...
Sfax was one of the ports occupied by the Spanish between 1535 and 1574; the Jewish community in the city suffered dispro- portionally during this occupation. By the 1770s,Arab merchants in Sfax were still deeply involved in domestic trade  ...
Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, 2007
3
Date Palm Biotechnology
Shri Mohan Jain, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Dennis V. Johnson. L. Fki Laboratoire des Biotechnologies Végétales Appliquées à l'Amélioration des Cultures, Université de Sfax-Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Route de Sokra Sfax-Tunisie, ...
Shri Mohan Jain, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Dennis V. Johnson, 2011
4
U-Boat Attack Logs: A Complete Record of Warship Sinkings ...
Sfax seen before the war. She was struck aft by U37 and blew up taking all but four crewmen to the bottom with her. The sinking of a Vichy submarine and tanker sailing in company was an acute embarrassment to the U-Boot- Wafle which ...
Daniel Morgan, Bruce Taylor, 2011
5
Gender, Generation and Poverty: Exploring the Feminisation ...
Referring to himself a 'provinces boy', Sfax was born in No Kunda, North Bank Division, in 1977. He is a Mandinka and Muslim, but had broken his month-long Ramadan fast within five days when I last met him, saying that it was 'too much to  ...
Sylvia H. Chant, 2007
6
Advances in Gammaproteobacteria Research and Application: ...
According to news reporting originating in Sfax, Tunisia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “- The authors had for aim to monitor Enterobacteriaceae resistance to colistin, during 6 years (2005-2010), and to study the epidemiology 0f ...
‎2013
7
The Novel After Theory
Adair's short book is an academic parody in the David Lodge mode: set at a university called New Harbor, its narrator is a professor and theorist named Leo Sfax. There is no pretense at subtlety in the construction of Sfax's ideas: his approach ...
Judith Ryan, 2013
8
Autobiographies of Others: Historical Subjects and Literary ...
Ralph, a computer hacker, has discovered the files (aptly named “Hermes”) into which Sfax had typed his word-processed, as yet un-divulged confession that we too have been reading. Having solved the enigma, Ralph is ready to avenge ...
Lucia Boldrini, 2012
9
Issues in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics: 2013 Edition
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Z.Z. Abidin, University of Putra Malaysia, Inst Adv Technol, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. (2012 Sep 06) University of Sfax: Allium roseum L.
‎2013
10
Issues in Environment, Health, and Pollution: 2011 Edition
The publisher of the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research can be contacted at: Springer Heidelberg, Tiergartenstrasse 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, Germany. (2010 FEB 26) Faculty of Science, Sfax: Geochemical behaviour of ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SFAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sfax is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bucs expect sfax battle
The Buccaneers face Sfaxien in Sfax in their third group match on Sunday (9.30pm kickoff SA time) as they look to bounce back after a 2-1 defeat to Zamalek a ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
2
Tunisia: Sfax-Gabes highway finally in operation in 2016
All difficulties delaying, for two years, work in the highway Sfax / Gabes will be resolved to ensure the launch of its operations before the end of summer 2016, ... «African Manager, Jul 15»
3
Sfax Bid to Host 2021 MG Focus of Meeting Between PM and CNOT …
Tunis — Sfax's bid to host the 2021 Mediterranean Games and ways to support it were the focus of a meeting, Wednesday in Tunis, between Premier Habib ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Tunisi, arrestati tre jihadisti dell'Isis a Sfax
... tre jihadisti dell'Isis a Sfax. Unità di sicurezza tunisine hanno arrestato a Sfax tre persone: sono accusate di appartenere ad una cellula terroristica dell'Isis. «Italintermedia, Jul 15»
5
Tunisie – Sfax: Un incendie fait 3 blessés dans les rangs de la …
Trois agents de la protection civile ont été brûlés au deuxième degré dans un incendie qui s'est déclenché, lundi après-midi, dans un local de vente de ... «Directinfo.tn, Jun 15»
6
Security Brigades Raid Several Houses in Sfax, Arrest Two Suspects
Specialised Security Brigades in Sfax, on Friday, raided the houses of two individuals accused of belonging to the banned movement of Ansar al-Sharia, one of ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 15»
7
Tunisie: « MEDIBAT 2015 » ouvre ses portes à Sfax
De son côté, M.Ridha Fourati, président de la chambre de commerce de Sfax, a appelé le gouvernement à améliorer la législation en vigueur afin de lever les ... «Babnet Tunisie, Mar 15»
8
Grève des transports publics à Tunis et à Sfax: Aucun accord conclu
Mardi matin à Sfax, une autre grève sans préavis a été observée par les agents de la société de transport de Sfax SORETRAS, avec les mêmes revendications ... «Al Huffington Post, Jan 15»
9
Tunisia poised to tender for Sfax desalination plant
Tunisia's national water company, Sonede, is poised to launch a tender for the construction of its 150,000 m³/day desalination plant at the coastal city, Sfax in ... «desalination.biz, Nov 14»
10
Desalination plant in Sfax, Tunisia to be tendered shortly
Tunisia's national water company, Sonede, is expected to launch a tender for the construction of its 150,000 m3/day desalination plant in Sfax in May 2015. «WaterWorld, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sfax [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sfax>. Apr 2024 ».
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