Cartagena

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US/kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/UK/kɑːtəˈheɪnə/

proper noun

A city in Murcia, Spain.

OriginSpanish Cartagena ← Latin Carthāgō Nova →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Murcia, Spain.
  2. A city in northern Colombia.

Origin

  1. LatinCarthāgō Nova“New Carthage”
  2. SpanishCartagena
  3. EnglishCartagena

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

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Translations

Arabic قَرْطَاجَنَّة, قَرْطَاجَنَّة
  • قَرْطَاجَنَّة (qarṭājanna)city in Spain
  • قَرْطَاجَنَّة (qarṭājanna)city in Colombia
  • كَارْتَاخِينَا (kārtāḵīnā)city in Colombia
French Carthagène des Indes
  • Carthagène des Indescity in Colombia
Greek Καρθαγένη, Καρταχένα
  • Καρθαγένη (Karthagéni)city in Spain
  • Καρταχένα (Kartachéna)city in Colombia
Hebrew קרטחנה
  • קרטחנהcity in Colombia
Latin Carthagenna, Carthāgō Nova
  • Carthagennacity in Spain
  • Carthāgō Novacity in Spain
  • Carthago Spartariacity in Spain
Persian قرطاجنة
  • قرطاجنة (qurtājannat)city in Spain
Portuguese Cartagena, Cartagena
  • Cartagenacity in Spain
  • Cartagenacity in Colombia
Russian Картахе́на, Картахе́на
  • Картахе́на (Kartaxéna)city in Spain
  • Картахе́на (Kartaxéna)city in Colombia
Spanish Cartagena, Cartagena
  • Cartagenacity in Spain
  • Cartagenacity in Colombia
  • Cartagena de Indiascity in Colombia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cartagena

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Cite this entry
APA

Cartagena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartagena

MLA

“Cartagena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartagena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cartagena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartagena.

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