| NOUN | location | Carthage | an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis |
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| Sounds | kaa'rthahjh; kaa'rthihjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | ||
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Instance of | city state, city-state | A state consisting of a sovereign city |
| Members | Carthaginian | A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage |
| Part of | Phoenicia, Phenicia | An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean |
| Spanish | Cartago | |
| Catalan | Cartago, Carthage | |
| Adjectives | Carthaginian | of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language |
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