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Carthage en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɑɹθɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
• kärʹthĭj (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
   • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage
2. (historical) An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
3. A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
4. Several places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
5. Several places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
6. Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
7. Several places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
8. Several places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
9. Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
10. Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
11. Several places in the United States: ▸ A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
12. Several places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
13. Several places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
14. Several places in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
15. Several places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
16. Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.

Forms

Relateds

Carthaginian

Translations (80)

lad Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · fi Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · sw Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Картагина (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · kmr Kartaca (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Kartagina (ancient city in North Africa) · la Karthāgō (ancient city in North Africa) · hi कार्थेज (ancient city in North Africa) · ota قارطاجه (ancient city in North Africa) · tl Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · ru Карфаге́н (ancient city in North Africa) · az Karfagen (ancient city in North Africa) · fa قرتحدشت (ancient city in North Africa) · cy Carthago (ancient city in North Africa) · es Cartago (ancient city in North Africa) · gl Cartago (ancient city in North Africa) · fro Cartage (ancient city in North Africa) · as কাৰ্থেজ (ancient city in North Africa) · lb Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Kartaga (ancient city in North Africa) · ota قارتاجه (ancient city in North Africa) · da Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · ga An Chartaig (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Картаго (ancient city in North Africa) · he קַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ (ancient city in North Africa) · et Kartaago (ancient city in North Africa) · cmn 迦太基 (ancient city in North Africa) · eu Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · arc ܩܪܬܐܓܘ (ancient city in North Africa) · sl Kartágina (ancient city in North Africa) · grc Καρχηδών (ancient city in North Africa) · nds-de Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · pl Kartagina (ancient city in North Africa) · bm Kartaje (ancient city in North Africa) · id Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · tr Kartaca (ancient city in North Africa) · eo Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · bg Картаге́н (ancient city in North Africa) · ja カルタゴ (ancient city in North Africa) · lv Kartāga (ancient city in North Africa) · br Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · nb Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · sv Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · nb Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · hy Կարթագեն (ancient city in North Africa) · fa کارتاژ (ancient city in North Africa) · ett 𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (ancient city in North Africa) · uk Карфаге́н (ancient city in North Africa) · la Kartāgō (ancient city in North Africa) · he קַרְתָּגוֹ (ancient city in North Africa) · ar قَرْطَاج (ancient city in North Africa) · la Carthāgō (ancient city in North Africa) · nn Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · vec Cartàxene (ancient city in North Africa) · fy Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · scn Cartàggini (ancient city in North Africa) · be Карфаге́н (ancient city in North Africa) · cs Kartágo (ancient city in North Africa) · pt Cartago (ancient city in North Africa) · mr कार्थेज (ancient city in North Africa) · mt Kartaġni (ancient city in North Africa) · ca Cartago (ancient city in North Africa) · th คาร์เธจ (ancient city in North Africa) · lt Kartagina (ancient city in North Africa) · sh Картага (ancient city in North Africa) · io Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · it Cartagine (ancient city in North Africa) · el Καρχηδόνα (ancient city in North Africa) · ro Cartagina (ancient city in North Africa) · fr Carthage (ancient city in North Africa) · mt Kartaġiniżi (ancient city in North Africa) · hu Karthágó (ancient city in North Africa) · ka კaრთaგენი (ancient city in North Africa) · de Karthago (ancient city in North Africa) · nn Kartago (ancient city in North Africa) · is Karþagó (ancient city in North Africa) · ko 카르타고 (ancient city in North Africa) · sk Kartágo (ancient city in North Africa) · nl Carthago (ancient city in North Africa)