Numidia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Numidia in British English:
UK [nju:ˈmidiə]
How to pronounce Numidia in American English:
US [nuˈmɪdiə, nju-]
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- Noun:
- an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria
Word Origin
- 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.).
Example
- 1. A city of northeast algeria east of algiers . It was founded by carthaginians and was the capital and commercial center of numidia . Destroyed in warfare in a. d.311 , it was rebuilt by constantine I and named in his honor . Population , 344454 .