Carthage

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UK/ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/US/ˈkɑɹθɪd͡ʒ/

proper noun

An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Latinate Carthago

  1. historicalAn ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.First known use 16th cent.

    1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage

  2. historicalAn ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
  3. Several places in the United States:
    1. A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.

Origin

  1. Etruscan*𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀
  2. Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕
  3. LatinCarthāgō
  4. Middle FrenchCarthage
  5. 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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Translations

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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APA

Carthage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carthage

MLA

“Carthage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carthage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carthage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carthage.

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