Carthage

[ kahr-thij ]

/ ˈkɑr θɪdʒ /

noun

an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars.

a town in central Missouri.

OTHER WORDS FROM Carthage

Car·tha·gin·i·an

[kahr-thuh-jin-ee-uhn], /ˌkɑr θəˈdʒɪn i ən/, adjective, nounpseu·do-Car·tha·gin·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Carthage

Cartesian diver, Cartesian doubt, Cartesian product, Cartesian space, cartful, Carthage, Carthaginian, Carthaginian peace, cart horse, Carthusian, Cartier

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Example sentences from the Web for Carthage

With a breathtaking view over the bay and the ruins of Carthage, we could see all the way back to Tunis and the Kasbah.
A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists|Thomas A. Bass|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was a widow hated by most of the town of Carthage, Texas.
Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments|Lorenza Muñoz|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His Manichaean friends urged him to take this step, which was rendered easier by the licentious lives of the students at Carthage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
It will be remembered that Carthage was originally founded by a Tyrian Princess and her countrymen.
The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus|George Jones

Hidden in a magic mist, the pair approach Carthage, which they find still building.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
I think your triumph over Carthage more glorious than mine over Judæa.
Dialogues of the Dead|Lord Lyttelton
She was a French transport, the Carthage, and she took exactly four minutes to sink.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for Carthage

Carthage

/ (ˈkɑːθɪdʒ) /

noun

an ancient city state, on the N African coast near present-day Tunis. Founded about 800 bc by Phoenician traders, it grew into an empire dominating N Africa and the Mediterranean. Destroyed and then rebuilt by Rome, it was finally razed by the Arabs in 697 adSee also Punic Wars

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Cultural definitions for Carthage

Carthage

[ (kahr-thij) ]

An ancient city in north Africa, established by traders from Phoenicia. Carthage was a commercial and political rival of Rome for much of the third and second centuries b.c. The Carthaginian general Hannibal attempted to capture Rome by moving an army from Spain through the Alps, but he was prevented and finally defeated in his own country. At the end of the Punic Wars, the Romans destroyed Carthage, as the senator Cato had long urged. The character Dido, lover of Aeneas in the Aeneid, was a queen of Carthage.

单词	carthage
释义	Carthage [ kahr-thij ] / ˈkɑr θɪdʒ / noun an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars. a town in central Missouri. OTHER WORDS FROM Carthage Car·tha·gin·i·an [kahr-thuh-jin-ee-uhn], /ˌkɑr θəˈdʒɪn i ən/, adjective, nounpseu·do-Car·tha·gin·i·an, adjective, noun Words nearby Carthage Cartesian diver, Cartesian doubt, Cartesian product, Cartesian space, cartful, Carthage, Carthaginian, Carthaginian peace, cart horse, Carthusian, Cartier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Carthage With a breathtaking view over the bay and the ruins of Carthage, we could see all the way back to Tunis and the Kasbah. A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists\|Thomas A. Bass\|April 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She was a widow hated by most of the town of Carthage, Texas. Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments\|Lorenza Muñoz\|April 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST His Manichaean friends urged him to take this step, which was rendered easier by the licentious lives of the students at Carthage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8\|Various It will be remembered that Carthage was originally founded by a Tyrian Princess and her countrymen. The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus\|George Jones Hidden in a magic mist, the pair approach Carthage, which they find still building. The Aeneid of Virgil\|Virgil I think your triumph over Carthage more glorious than mine over Judæa. Dialogues of the Dead\|Lord Lyttelton She was a French transport, the Carthage, and she took exactly four minutes to sink. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I\|Ian Hamilton British Dictionary definitions for Carthage Carthage / (ˈkɑːθɪdʒ) / noun an ancient city state, on the N African coast near present-day Tunis. Founded about 800 bc by Phoenician traders, it grew into an empire dominating N Africa and the Mediterranean. Destroyed and then rebuilt by Rome, it was finally razed by the Arabs in 697 adSee also Punic Wars Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Carthage Carthage [ (kahr-thij) ] An ancient city in north Africa, established by traders from Phoenicia. Carthage was a commercial and political rival of Rome for much of the third and second centuries b.c. The Carthaginian general Hannibal attempted to capture Rome by moving an army from Spain through the Alps, but he was prevented and finally defeated in his own country. At the end of the Punic Wars, the Romans destroyed Carthage, as the senator Cato had long urged. The character Dido, lover of Aeneas in the Aeneid, was a queen of Carthage. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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