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Carthaginian, a. and n.|kɑːθəˈdʒɪnɪən|
Also 6–9 Carthagenian.
[f. L. Carthago, -inis Carthage + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Carthage, an ancient city of north Africa, or its people; Carthaginian faith: see faith n. 11 b; Carthaginian peace, a peace settlement that is very severe to the defeated side.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Carthage. Cf. Punic a. and n.
1592[see perfidy]. 1594Kyd Cornelia ii. 484 Fought, before the fearefull Carthagenian walls. 1596Spenser View Irel. in Wks. (1893) 627/2 The Carthagenians in all the long Punicke Warres. 1601[see Punic a. 1]. 1618[see trick n. 3]. 1652[see controversy n. 1 a]. 1671Milton P.R. iii. 35 Young Scipio had brought down The Carthaginian pride. 1711[see faith n. 11 b]. 1846R. Ford Gatherings from Spain ii. 11 The lower classes partake of the Greek and Carthaginian character, being false, cruel, and treacherous. 1869‘Mark Twain’ Innoc. Abr. viii. 79 The Phoenicians, the Carthagenians, the English, Moors, Romans, all have battled for Tangier. 1940Economist 3 Feb. 191/2 Intending to annex slices of German territory, or to impose a Carthaginian peace. 1948Kroeber Anthropology xvii. 729 The Etruscans and the Carthaginians..were slow in taking up coinage. 1967Guardian 11 July 6/5 The idea that the Israelis are anxious to..dictate a Carthaginian peace is ludicrously wide of the mark. |