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CARTHAGINIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Carthaginian" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Instance hyponyms:

Hannibal (general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC))

Hasdrubal (general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC))

Holonyms ("Carthaginian" is a member of...):

Carthage (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)

Derivation:

Carthaginian (of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

Carthaginian peace

Synonyms:

Carthaginian; Punic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Carthage (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)

Derivation:

Carthage (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)

Carthaginian (a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage)

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