Gaetulia

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proper noun

An ancient district covering the large desert region south of the Atlas Mountains, bordering the Sahara. Other documents place it in pre-Roman times along the Mediterranean coasts of what is now Algeria and Tunisia, and north of the Atlas.

OriginLatin Gaetūlia ← Ancient Greek Γαιτουλία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient district covering the large desert region south of the Atlas Mountains, bordering the Sahara. Other documents place it in pre-Roman times along the Mediterranean coasts of what is now Algeria and Tunisia, and north of the Atlas.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓαιτουλία
  2. LatinGaetūlia
  3. EnglishGaetulia

Borrowed from Latin Gaetūlia, from Ancient Greek Γαιτουλία (Gaitoulía).

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Translations

French Gétulie
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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