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Numidia

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See also: Numídia

English

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Etymology

From Latin Numidia, from Numida + -ia, from an earlier interpretation of Ancient Greek Νομάς (Nomás) (genitive Νομάδος (Nomádos)). Compare Latin Nomas, whence English nomad.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Numidia

  1. (historical) A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy:
      Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia in Africk (before his time incult and horrid) fruitful and battable by this means.
  2. (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
  3. (rare) A female given name.

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Proper noun

Numidia ?

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

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Latin

Etymology

From Numida.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Derived terms

  • Numidiānus

Descendants

  • English: Numidia
  • French: Numidie
  • Italian: Numidia
  • Polish: Numidia
  • Portuguese: Numídia
  • Spanish: Numidia

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈmi.dja/
  • Rhymes: -idja
  • Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia

Proper noun

Numidia f

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Declension

Further reading

  • Numidia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Spanish

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Etymology

From Latin Numidia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈmidja/ [nuˈmi.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -idja
  • Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia

Proper noun

Numidia f

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)
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