Punic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Punic in British English:
UK [ˈpju:nik]
How to pronounce Punic in American English:
US [ˈpjunɪk]
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- Adjective:
- tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
Word Origin
- Punic (adj.)
- "pertaining to Carthage," 1530s, from Latin Punicus, earlier Poenicus "Carthaginian," originally "Phoenician" (adj.), Carthage having been founded as a Phoenician colony, from Poenus (n.), from Greek Phoinix "Phoenician" (see Phoenician). Carthaginians were proverbial among the Romans as treacherous and perfidious. Punic Wars were three wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians fought 264-146 B.C.E. Related: Punical (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. First punic war . Doors of the temple of janus are opened .
- 2. At the time of the second punic war the gentes joined together to ransom their members who had been taken prisoner ;
- 3. He ` s a guy with punic faith .
- 4. And did not lose them : capua was punished ( not completely destroyed ) in 211 bc for its support of hannibal in the second punic war ( 218201 bc ) after rome recaptured the city .
- 5. E.g. they tore up all the agreements and contracts with punic faith .