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Numidian

Numidian

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A person from ancient Numidia in North Africa during Roman times
  • noun
  • /njuːˈmɪdiən/
: numidio
  • Merchants, farmers, East Indians, with trains of elephants, Egyptians, Numidians, and ambitious Persians spying upon the city.

Their most important ally was the Numidians, roughly today's Algerians.

Examples

  • Act five begins with the battle between the Carthaginians and Jarbas and his Numidians.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Aeneas kills Jarbas and the Numidians flee.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Numidian alone is worth 2,000.

    Gladiator (2000)

  • Their most important ally was the Numidians, roughly today's Algerians.

    Triggernometry

  • ¶ The Numidians were a barbarian population in northwest Africa.

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

  • The Numidian warriors were known for their cavalry skills in battle.

  • As a proud Numidian, she shared stories of her ancestors from North Africa.

  • The ancient ruins in Algeria are remnants of the Numidian civilization.

Surface Forms

Numidian singular
Numidians plural

Morphology

Numidian = Numidia (transparent) = Numidia + an

Standard demonym formation from 'Numidia' with '-an' yields a noun meaning an inhabitant or native of Numidia.

Etymology

Numidian comes from the name Numidia, an ancient North African region, so a Numidian is 'a person from Numidia' or a member of its people, much like a Greek is a person from Greece.