Carthage.
An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
Meaning & usage
An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
Several places in the United States: A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
Several places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
Several places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.
Where this word comes from
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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