Tunica
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Tunica may refer to:
- The latin word for tunicTunicA tunic is any of several types of clothing for the body, of various lengths reaching from the shoulders to somewhere between the hips and the ankles...
, a type of clothing typical in the ancient world - In anatomy, tunica refers to a structure comprising a blood vessel; types include Tunica albugineaTunica albugineaTunica albuginea is an anatomy term that literally means "white covering."It is used to refer to three anatomical areas which include:*Tunica albuginea , the tough fibrous layer of connective tissue that surrounds the corpora cavernosa of the penis...
and Tunica vasculosaTunica vasculosaTunica vasculosa can refer to:* Tunica vasculosa lentis* Tunica vasculosa testis... - Tunica, a flowering plant genus now included in PetrorhagiaPetrorhagiaPetrorhagia is a small genus of annual and perennial plants of the pink or carnation family, mostly native to the Mediterranean region. The genus is often referred to as Tunica, which is an obsolete synonym. It is low-growing with wiry stems and narrow, grass-like leaves...
- Tunica peopleTunica peopleThe Tunica people were a group of linguistically and culturally related Native American tribes in the Mississippi River Valley, which include the Tunica ; the Yazoo; the Koroa ; and possibly the Tioux...
, a Native American group in the Central Mississippi Valley - Tunica (language), an isolate of the associated Tunica historic peoples in the Central Mississippi Valley
- Tunica, LouisianaTunica, LouisianaTunica is an unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its elevation is 66 feet .The United States Postal Service operates the Tunica Post Office along Louisiana Highway 66....
- Tunica, MississippiTunica, MississippiTunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s the town was one of the most impoverished places in the United States, semi-famous for the particularly deprived neighbourhood known as "Sugar Ditch Alley", named for the open...
- Tunica Resorts, MississippiTunica Resorts, MississippiTunica Resorts is an unincorporated community located in northern Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, north of the county seat of Tunica. The community was originally named Robinsonville, but the name was changed in 2003. Locals still refer to the town by this name. The community is situated...
(site of several casinos) - Tunica County, MississippiTunica County, MississippiAs of the census of 2000, there were 9,227 people, 3,258 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 3,705 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...