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Noun: Carthage  kaa(r)-thij
  1. An ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

Type of: city state, city-state

Part of: Phenicia, Phoenicia

Encyclopedia: Carthage, Ontario