Cartagena

//kɑɹtəˈheɪnə// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Murcia, Spain.
  2. 2
    A city in northern Colombia.

Etymology

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

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