Barca

[ bahr-kuh ]

noun

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

Barca

/ ˈbɑːkə /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈBarcan, adjective

Other Words From

• Barcan adjective

Example Sentences

Alexandria Restaurant Partners is doubling down on efforts to attract customers to the waterfront with Barca, a spacious Mediterranean-themed wine bar serving small plates, which was poised to launch at the end of March.

From Washington Post

Worth noting Barca’s figures include €43m losses from other sports, eg.

From FiveThirtyEight

The Conde de Barca, then prime minister, was certainly aware of the preparations of the French government.

From Project Gutenberg

If a stitch of sail had been taken off our vessel she could never have reached the barca, though her crew strove hard to meet us.

From Project Gutenberg

On land they did not trust the one really great general whom 33 they had—Hamilcar Barca.

From Project Gutenberg

Barca, Carthage has need that you should take the general command of the Punic forces against the Mercenaries!

From Project Gutenberg

From time to time Barca had a volley of arrows discharged behind him to check them, and several were killed.

From Project Gutenberg