Carthaginian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage

of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːbjuːtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːbjuːtəs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniən/.

Examples

the Punic Wars
Carthaginian peace

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Punic

Parts of Speech

noun	a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language “the Punic Wars”

Word Forms

Carthaginian	adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language
Carthaginian	noun	a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
Carthage	noun	an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
Punic	noun	the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

karthagisch

ein Eingeborener oder Bewohner des alten Karthago

🇫🇷French

carthaginois

un natif ou un habitant de l'ancienne Carthage

🇪🇸Spanish

cartaginés

un nativo o habitante de la antigua Cartago

🇮🇹Italian

cartaginese

nativo o abitante dell'antica Cartagine

🇳🇱Dutch

Carthaags

een inwoner of inwoner van het oude Carthago

🇵🇹Portuguese

cartaginês

natural ou habitante da antiga Cartago

🇷🇺Russian

карфагенский

уроженец или житель древнего Карфагена

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कथेजीनियन

प्राचीन कार्थेज का मूल निवासी या निवासी

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்தீஜினியன்

பண்டைய கார்தேஜின் பூர்வீகம் அல்லது குடியிருப்பாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్తజీనియన్

పురాతన కార్తేజ్ యొక్క స్థానిక లేదా నివాసి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્થેજિનિયન

પ્રાચીન કાર્થેજનો વતની અથવા રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ತೇಜಿಯನ್

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕಾರ್ತೇಜ್‌ನ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാർത്തജീനിയൻ

പുരാതന കാർത്തേജിലെ ഒരു സ്വദേശി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിവാസി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迦太基人的

古迦太基的本地人或居民

🇯🇵Japanese

カルタゴ人

古代カルタゴの原住民または住民

🇰🇷Korean

카르타고의

고대 카르타고의 원주민 또는 주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người Carthage

người bản địa hoặc cư dân của Carthage cổ đại

🇹🇭Thai

ชาวคาร์เธจ

ชนพื้นเมืองหรือชาวเมืองคาร์เธจโบราณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang Kartago

penduduk asli atau penduduk Kartago kuno

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القرطاجي

مواطن أو أحد سكان قرطاج القديمة

🇮🇷Persian

کارتاژنی

بومی یا ساکن کارتاژ باستان

🇹🇷Turkish

Kartacalı

antik Kartaca'nın yerlisi veya sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

קרתגי

יליד או תושב קרתגו העתיקה

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