- Numidia
- geographical name ancient country N Africa E of Mauretania in modern Algeria; chief city Hippo • Numidian adjective or noun
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Numidia
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Numidia — era un antiguo reino bereber africano y posteriormente una provincia romana en la costa norte de África, entre la provincia de África (actual Túnez) y la Mauritania (que es hoy en día la parte occidental de la costa de Argelia. Numidia se… … Enciclopedia Universal
Numidia — Numidia, PA U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 254 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 1.058389 sq. miles (2.741214 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.058389… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Numidia, PA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 254 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 1.058389 sq. miles (2.741214 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.058389 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Numidĭa — Numidĭa, Land in Nordwestafrika; grenzte im Osten an Africa propria, wovon es der Tusca schied, im Süden an Libyen u. Gätulien, im Westen an Mauritanien, von welchem es früher der Mulucha, später der Ampsaga trennte, u. im Norden an das… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
NUMIDIA — regio africae mediterran. Metagonitis, Plinio l. 5. c. 3. in Libyae interioris et Mauritaniae confinio. Olim sub Regibus fuit, inter quos celebris masinissa, Populi Romani soclus, qui, violatus a Carthaginensibus, bello Punico tertio occasionem… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Numidia — Numidia, das Land der alten Numidier (d.h. Nomaden) in Nordafrika, umfaßte das heutige Algerien u. einen Theil von Marokko; die Numidier gehörten zum Berbernstamme, waren treffliche leichte Reiter, welche zuerst den Karthagern, im 2. u. 3.… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Numidia — ancient region in North Africa, roughly corresponding to modern Algeria, Latin, named for its inhabitants, the Numidians, whose name is related to NOMAD (Cf. nomad) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
Numidia — [no͞o mid′ē ə, nyo͞omid′ē ə] [L < Numidae, the Numidians, pl. of numida, a nomad < Gr noumada, acc. of nomas, NOMAD] ancient country in N Africa, mainly in what is now E Algeria … English World dictionary
Numidia — This article is about the Roman province. For the Pennsylvanian city, see Numidia, Pennsylvania. Kingdom of Numidia ← … Wikipedia
Numidia — No debe confundirse con Reino de Numidia. La provincia de Numidia en el Imperio romano. Numidia (202 46 a. C.) fue un antiguo reino bereber africano que se extendía en lo que hoy es Argelia y parte de Túnez ( … Wikipedia Español
Numidia — Numidian, adj., n. /nooh mid ee euh, nyooh /, n. an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria. * * * Ancient country, North Africa, approximately coextensive with modern Algeria. During the Second Punic War (see Punic… … Universalium
