Meanings
alternative Latinate Carthago
- historicalAn ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.First known use 16th cent.
1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage
- historicalAn ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
- A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
- Several places in the United States:
- A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
- A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois.
- A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
- A small town in Franklin County, Maine.
- A city, the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Missouri.
- A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Moore County, North Carolina.
- A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- A tiny city in Miner County, South Dakota.
- A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Panola County, Texas.
Origin
- Etruscan*𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀
- Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕
- LatinCarthāgō
- Middle FrenchCarthage
- EnglishCarthage
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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Ancient Greek Καρχηδών
- Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn)ancient city in North Africa
Arabic قَرْطَاج
- قَرْطَاج (qarṭāj)ancient city in North Africa
Basque Kartago
- Kartagoancient city in North Africa
Bulgarian Картаге́н
- Картаге́н (Kartagén)ancient city in North Africa
Catalan Cartago
- Cartagoancient city in North Africa
Chinese Mandarin 迦太基
- 迦太基 (Jiātàijī)ancient city in North Africa
Czech Kartágo
- Kartágoancient city in North Africa
Danish Karthago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
Dutch Carthago
- Carthagoancient city in North Africa
Esperanto Kartago
- Kartagoancient city in North Africa
Estonian Kartaago
- Kartaagoancient city in North Africa
Finnish Karthago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
French Carthage
- Carthageancient city in North Africa
German Karthago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
Greek Καρχηδόνα
- Καρχηδόνα (Karchidóna)ancient city in North Africa
Hebrew קַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ, קַרְתָּגוֹ
- קַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ (Qārt Ḥadasht)ancient city in North Africa
- קַרְתָּגוֹ (qartago)ancient city in North Africa
Hindi कार्थेज
- कार्थेज (kārthej)ancient city in North Africa
Hungarian Karthágó
- Karthágóancient city in North Africa
Icelandic Karþagó
- Karþagóancient city in North Africa
Indonesian Kartago
- Kartagoancient city in North Africa
Irish An Chartaig
- An Chartaigancient city in North Africa
Italian Cartagine
- Cartagineancient city in North Africa
Japanese カルタゴ
- カルタゴ (Karutago)ancient city in North Africa
Korean 카르타고
- 카르타고 (Kareutago)ancient city in North Africa
Latin Carthāgō, Karthāgō
- Carthāgōancient city in North Africa
- Karthāgōancient city in North Africa
- Kartāgōancient city in North Africa
Latvian Kartāga
- Kartāgaancient city in North Africa
Lithuanian Kartagina
- Kartaginaancient city in North Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Karthago, Kartago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
- Kartagoancient city in North Africa
Persian کارتاژ, قرتحدشت
- کارتاژ (kârtâž)ancient city in North Africa
- قرتحدشت (qarthadašt)ancient city in North Africa
Polish Kartagina
- Kartaginaancient city in North Africa
Portuguese Cartago
- Cartagoancient city in North Africa
Romanian Cartagina
- Cartaginaancient city in North Africa
Russian Карфаге́н
- Карфаге́н (Karfagén)ancient city in North Africa
Slovak Kartágo
- Kartágoancient city in North Africa
Spanish Cartago
- Cartagoancient city in North Africa
Swahili Karthago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
Swedish Karthago
- Karthagoancient city in North Africa
Tagalog Kartago
- Kartagoancient city in North Africa
Thai คาร์เธจ
- คาร์เธจ (kaatêt)ancient city in North Africa
Turkish Kartaca
- Kartacaancient city in North Africa
Ukrainian Карфаге́н
- Карфаге́н (Karfahén)ancient city in North Africa
Welsh Carthago
- Carthagoancient city in North Africa
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Cite this entry
Carthage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carthage
“Carthage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carthage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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