Carthage

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From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, city) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, new) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

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Carthage

  1. (historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. [16th cent.]
  2. (historical) An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
  3. A community of the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Several places in the United States:
    1. A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
    2. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
    3. A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
    4. A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
    5. A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
    6. A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
    7. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
    8. A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
    9. A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
    10. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    11. A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
    12. A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
    13. A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.
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Carthage f

  1. Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)
  2. Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)

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