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Carthage

  • /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/ UK
  • /ˈkɑɹθɪd͡ʒ/ US

Where it 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.

proper noun Carthago

  1. historical An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. 1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage
  2. historical An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
  3. A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
  5. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
  6. A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
  7. A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  8. A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
  9. A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
  10. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
  11. A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
  12. A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
  13. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  14. A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
  15. A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
  16. A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tunis, cartagena, colton, cartago, tunisia, tataouine, kairouan, numidia, monastir, mareth, thala, sfax, gafsa, cairouan, bizerte, annaba

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name ancient city in North Africa

EspañolCartago
한국어카르타고 Kareutago
日本語カルタゴ Karutago
中文迦太基 Jiātàijī
हिन्दीकार्थेज kārthej
KiswahiliKarthago
PortuguêsCartago
FrançaisCarthage
DeutschKarthago
ItalianoCartagine
ΕλληνικάΚαρχηδόνα Karchidóna
RomânăCartagina
РусскийКарфаге́н Karfagén
العربيةقَرْطَاج qarṭāj
עבריתקַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ Qārt Ḥadasht, קַרְתָּגוֹ qartago

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@misc{carthage_2026,
  title = {Carthage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carthage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}