CARTHAGINIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carthaginian mean? 

• CARTHAGINIAN (noun)
  The noun CARTHAGINIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage

  Familiarity information: CARTHAGINIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• CARTHAGINIAN (adjective)
  The adjective CARTHAGINIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

  Familiarity information: CARTHAGINIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARTHAGINIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Instance hyponyms:

Hannibal (general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC))

Hasdrubal (general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC))

Holonyms ("Carthaginian" is a member of...):

Carthage (an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697)

Derivation:

Carthaginian (of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language)

• CARTHAGINIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Carthaginian; Punic

Context example:

Carthaginian peace

Pertainym:

Carthage (an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697)

Derivation:

Carthage (an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697)

Carthaginian (a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage)