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NUMIDIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Numidian mean?
• NUMIDIAN (noun)
The noun NUMIDIAN has 1 sense:
1. an inhabitant of ancient Numidia
Familiarity information: NUMIDIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• NUMIDIAN (adjective)
The adjective NUMIDIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture
Familiarity information: NUMIDIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inhabitant of ancient Numidia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Numidian" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Numidia (an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria)
Derivation:
Numidia (an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria)
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