Carthage

//ˈkɑːθɪdʒ// name

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  1. 1
    An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. historical

    "1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage"

  2. 2
    An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage. historical
  3. 3
    A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 4
    Several places in the United States:; A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
  5. 5
    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
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  1. 6
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
  2. 7
    Several places in the United States:; A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  3. 8
    Several places in the United States:; A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
  4. 9
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
  6. 11
    Several places in the United States:; A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
  7. 12
    Several places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
  10. 15
    Several places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
  11. 16
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.

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"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.

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county seathancock countyjasper countyleake countymoore countynorth africanorth carolinapanola countysmith countysouth dakota

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