Carthage

Meaning

Proper Noun

• ancient city North Africa (region) in modern Tunisia (country).
• ancient civilisation North Africa (region) centred on the city of Carthage.
• community twp:Pref, Perth East Perth County (county) Ontario (province) Canada (country).
• Several places in the United States:

Origin

• First attested in the 16th century (Christopher Marlowe, Dido, Queen of Carthage), from Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, which was in turn derived from Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀, from Ancient Greek Καρχηδών, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕. More at Carthāgō.