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Numidia
[noo-mid-ee-uh, nyoo-]
noun
an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.
Numidia
/ ːˈɪɪə /
noun
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
Other Word Forms
- Numidian adjective
Example Sentences
Exiled from Rome due to his political status, he was living happily in the "city" of Numidia before the Romans invaded, killed his wife and sold him into slavery.
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.
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.
The Egyptian granite was beautifully encrusted with the precious green marble of Numidia.
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