Carthaginian (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army of war elephants across the Alps during the Second Punic War.
- Carthaginian merchants established a vast network of trade routes across the Mediterranean.
- The Carthaginian language was a Semitic dialect closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew.
- The Carthaginian peace imposed by Rome after the Third Punic War was marked by brutal suppression and enslavement.
- Archaeologists have uncovered extensive Carthaginian ruins in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin.