Punic War

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Punic War

noun Punic Wars

Any of several wars between Ancient Rome and Carthage. So ended the first and longest of the three Punic Wars; or, if viewed from a more romantic standpoint, the first act of a three-act tragedy, the tragedy of the destruction not only of Carthage but also of old Rome - of Rome the city state.

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noun war between Ancient Rome and Carthage

Español	guerra púnica
中文	布匿戰爭 /布匿战争 Bùnì zhànzhēng, 布匿克戰爭 /布匿克战争 Bùnìkè zhànzhēng
Português	guerra púnica
Deutsch	Punischer Krieg
Italiano	guerra punica
Русский	Пуни́ческая война́ Puníčeskaja vojná

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@misc{punic_war_2026,
  title = {Punic War},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/punic%20war},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}