punic

Definition of Punic in English :

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Noun

1. punic

the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

Adjective

2. carthaginian, punic

of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

Example Sentences:
'the Punic Wars'
'Carthaginian peace'

carthaginian

3. perfidious, punic, treacherous

tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

Example Sentences:
'Punic faith'
'the perfidious Judas'
'the fiercest and most treacherous of foes'
'treacherous intrigues'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Punic

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adjective

1.

of or relating to ancient Carthage or the Carthaginians

2.

characteristic of the treachery of the Carthaginians

noun

3.

the language of the ancient Carthaginians; a late form of Phoenician

Punic

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adjective

1.

of ancient Carthage or its people or culture

2.

like or characteristic of the Carthaginians, regarded by the Romans as faithless and treacherous

noun

3.

the Semitic language spoken in ancient Carthage, a dialect of Phoenician: it survived until c. a.d. 500

Punic

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adj.

1. Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.

2. Having the character of treachery attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans.

n.

The dialect of Phoenician spoken in ancient Carthage.

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