Dougga

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proper noun

An abandoned town and UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia.

OriginLatin Thugga →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An abandoned town and UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia.

    In Libyco-Berber inscriptions from Dougga however, there is evidence for seven graphemes representing seven phonemically distinct sibilants.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 395

Origin

  1. LatinThugga
  2. EnglishDougga

From Latin Thugga.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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