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Numidian

Numidian

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Related to the ancient North African region called Numidia and its people
  • adjective
  • /njuːˈmɪdiən/
: numidio
  • The artifacts displayed in the museum highlight the rich Numidian culture and its contributions to history.

Examples

  • In his letter written during the Valerianic persecution, perhaps at the end of 257, to a group of Numidian Christians headed by nine bishops who had been banished to the mines, Cyprian praised them for their "zeal in the service of others.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Scourge of the Numidian plain.

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

  • And then we're going to start tackling the Numidian Cavs over here in the forest coming out of the mix.

  • The ancient battle tactics of the Numidian cavalry were renowned for their speed and agility.

  • Historians study the Numidian language to better understand the cultural heritage of North Africa.

Surface Forms

Numidian positive

Morphology

Numidian = Numidia (transparent) = Numidia + an

Regular adjectival/demonym formation from the place-name 'Numidia' using the productive suffix '-an', so the meaning directly relates to Numidia.

Etymology

Numidian comes from the old place name Numidia, a region in North Africa now in Algeria and Tunisia, and it means 'relating to ancient Numidia, its people, or their culture', just like Egyptian means 'from Egypt'.