Carthage
/ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. historical
"1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage"
- 2 An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage. historical
- 3 A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
- 4 Several places in the United States:; A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
- 5 Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
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- 6 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
- 7 Several places in the United States:; A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
- 8 Several places in the United States:; A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
- 9 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
- 10 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
- 11 Several places in the United States:; A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
- 12 Several places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
- 13 Several places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 14 Several places in the United States:; A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
- 15 Several places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
- 16 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.
Example
More examples"Moreover, I judge that Carthage must be annihilated."
Etymology
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.