Numidia

[ noo-mid-ee-uh, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈmɪd i ə, nyu- /

noun

an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.

OTHER WORDS FROM Numidia

Nu·mid·i·an, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for numidian

Ethiopian kings were kissed on the foot and Numidian kings were considered too supreme to be kissed at all.

The History of Kissing |Sheril Kirshenbaum |February 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He quickly again gathered round him a body of Numidian horse; but his only hope of continuing the war now rested on Bocchus.

A Smaller History of Rome |William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
Before the Romans could recover from their confusion the Numidian horse burst down upon their flanks.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty
The Numidian churches being poor applied to the Metropolitan church at Carthage.

The Cradle of the Christ |Octavius Brooks Frothingham

The Numidian replied that he desired this death ardently, since he would be her husband when the war was over.

Salammbo |Gustave Flaubert
Hannibal relied less on his own Carthaginians than on his Spanish infantry and Numidian horse.

Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) |Charles Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for numidian (1 of 2)

Numidian

/ (njuːˈmɪdɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Numidia or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Numidia

British Dictionary definitions for numidian (2 of 2)

Numidia

/ (njuːˈmɪdɪə) /

noun

an ancient country of N Africa, corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria: flourished until its invasion by Vandals in 429; chief towns were Cirta and Hippo Regius

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British Dictionary definitions for numidian (2 of 2)

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