Barca

[bahr-kuh]

noun

an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
Cyrenaica.

Related formsBar·can, adjective

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Historical Examples of barca

A barca has arrived from S. Erasmo, the island of the market-gardens.
New Italian sketches
John Addington Symonds
This then was discovered as I have said, and the attacks were repulsed by the men of Barca.
The History Of Herodotus
Herodotus
Barca, the Bornou general, had three horses killed under him.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
Once, at Barca, I saw a white raven—but perhaps after all it was only a dove.
Serapis, Complete
Georg Ebers
They sailed into the small harbor of Barca at ten in the morning.
Creatures of the Abyss
Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for barca

Barca

noun

the surname of several noted Carthaginian generals, including Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal

Derived FormsBarcan, adjective

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