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Carthage

/ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/US/ˈkɑɹθɪd͡ʒ/

Carthage proper noun: an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.

Proper noun

Carthage

  1. (historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
    • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage
  2. (historical) An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
  3. A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
  5. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
  6. A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
  7. A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  8. A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
  9. A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
  10. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
  11. A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
  12. A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
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  1. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  2. A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
  3. A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
  4. A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.

Carthage meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Assamese and Tagalog

Carthage in Hindi

ancient city in North Africa
कार्थेज kārthej

Carthage in Marathi

ancient city in North Africa
कार्थेज kārthej

Carthage in Assamese

ancient city in North Africa
কাৰ্থেজ karthez

Carthage in Tagalog

ancient city in North Africa
Kartago
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Carthage in Arabic
قَرْطَاج qarṭāj
Carthage in Indonesian
Kartago
Carthage in Persian
کارتاژ kârtâž, قرتحدشت qarthadašt
Carthage in Thai
คาร์เธจ kaatêt

Forms of Carthage

alternative LatinateCarthago

Origin of Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

Questions about Carthage

What does Carthage mean?
Carthage means an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
What is Carthage in Hindi?
Carthage in Hindi is कार्थेज (kārthej). See Carthage meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Carthage?
Carthage is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carthage?
Carthage is pronounced /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/ (UK).

Words near Carthage in the dictionary

  1. Cartesian well
  2. Cartesianism
  3. Cartesians
  4. cartful
  5. cartfuls
  6. Carthage
  7. Carthaginian
  8. Carthaginian peace
  9. Carthaginian peaces
  10. Carthaginians
  11. carthamic acid

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