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NUMIDIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inhabitant of ancient Numidia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Numidia (an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria)

Derivation:

Numidia (an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria)

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