English Explanatory Dictionary

Numidia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
  2. A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
  3. A female given name.

Pronunciation

/n(j)uˈmɪdiə/

Word forms

Numidia

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.

Derived words

Numidian
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