Cartagena
/kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Murcia, Spain.
- 2 A city in northern Colombia.
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From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).