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Numidia

[noo-mid-ee-uh, nyoo-]
noun
  1. an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.
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Related formsNu·mid·i·an, adjective, noun
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Examples from the Web for numidia

Historical Examples

  • Cyprian's care not only extended over Carthage, but to Numidia and Mauritania.

    Fox's Book of Martyrs

    John Foxe

  • He stalks amongst them as, in the night, the dread and awful lion of Numidia.

  • At the end of the year he was appointed proconsul of Numidia.

  • They advised him to buy the support of Rome, and seize the crown of Numidia.

  • Massinissa was an able ruler and a decided benefactor to Numidia.

British Dictionary definitions for numidia

Numidia

noun
  1. 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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Word Origin and History for numidia

Numidia

ancient region in North Africa, roughly corresponding to modern Algeria, Latin, named for its inhabitants, the Numidians, whose name is related to nomad (n.).

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