Tingē or Tingi, f.,
I a town of Mauritania , now Tangiers , Mel. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 4.
II —Hence, Tingĭtānus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Tingi : litus, Mamert. Gen. Max. 16 fin.
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