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Numidian
Nu·mid·i·a N0193600 (no͞o-mĭd′ē-ə, nyo͞o-) An ancient country of northwest Africa corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria. It was part of the Carthaginian empire before the Punic Wars and became a separate kingdom after 201 bc. Conquered by Rome in 46 bc and invaded by the Vandals in the fifth century ad, Numidia was absorbed by the Umayyad caliphate in the early eighth century.
Nu·mid′i·an adj. & n.Numidian (njuːˈmɪdɪən) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to Numidia or its inhabitants2. (Peoples) of or relating to Numidia or its inhabitantsn (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of NumidiaThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Numidian - an inhabitant of ancient Numidiadenizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place | | Adj. | 1. | Numidian - of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture |
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Related to Numidian: MassinissaWords related to Numidiannoun an inhabitant of ancient NumidiaRelated Words- denizen
- dweller
- habitant
- inhabitant
- indweller
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