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Numidia

[ noo-mid-ee-uh, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.


Numidia

/ njuːˈmɪdɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient country of N Africa, corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria: flourished until its invasion by Vandals in 429; chief towns were Cirta and Hippo Regius
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • Nu·midi·an adjective noun
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Example Sentences

Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.

By then, John had already moved to Numidia, eight miles north.

From BBC

Nefta may have begun as part of Numidia, a Roman province annexed in the first century BC, but has seen a number of different cultures come and go over the millennia.

From Forbes

The Egyptian granite was beautifully encrusted with the precious green marble of Numidia.

In Numidia, where at the time Micipsa was king, eighty thousand persons perished.

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