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Cartagena.

A city in Murcia, Spain.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/General-American/kɑːtəˈheɪnə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A city in Murcia, Spain.

  2. A city in northern Colombia.

Where this word comes from

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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