2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless;
treacherous; as, Punic faith.
[1913 Webster]
Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own; 'T is Punic all, and to a proverb known. -- H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
punic — PÚNIC, Ă, punici, ce, adj. Care aparţine Cartaginei sau locuitorilor ei, privitor la Cartagina sau la locuitorii ei; cartaginez. ♢ Război punic = nume dat fiecăruia dintre cele trei războaie purtate de Roma antică împotriva Cartaginei. – Din lat … Dicționar Român
Punic — pertaining to Carthage, 1530s, from L. Punicus, earlier Poenicus Carthaginian, originally Phoenician (adj.), Carthage having been founded as a Phoenician colony, from Poenus (n.), from Gk. Phoinix Phoenician (see PHOENICIAN (Cf. Phoenician)).… … Etymology dictionary
Punic — [pyo͞o′nik] adj. [L Punicus, earlier Poenicus, Carthaginian, properly Phoenician < Poeni, the Carthaginians < Gr Phoinix, Phoenician] 1. of ancient Carthage or its people or culture 2. like or characteristic of the Carthaginians, regarded… … English World dictionary
Punic — The Punics, (from Latin pūnicus meaning Phoenician) were a group of Western Semitic speaking peoples originating from Carthage in North Africa who traced their origins to a group of Phoenician and Cypriot settlers, but also to North African… … Wikipedia
punic — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to ancient Carthage in N. Africa. n. the language of Carthage, related to Phoenician. Phrases and idioms: Punic faith treachery. Etymology: L Punicus, Poenicus f. Poenus f. Gk Phoinix Phoenician … Useful english dictionary
Punic — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to ancient Carthage in N. Africa. n. the language of Carthage, related to Phoenician. Phrases and idioms: Punic faith treachery. Etymology: L Punicus, Poenicus f. Poenus f. Gk Phoinix Phoenician … Useful english dictionary
Punic apple — noun (obsolete) The pomegranate • • • Main Entry: ↑Punic … Useful english dictionary
Punic faith — noun Treachery • • • Main Entry: ↑Punic … Useful english dictionary
Punic Wars — n. three wars between Rome and Carthage (264 241 B.C., 218 201 B.C., and 149 146 B.C. ), in which Rome was finally victorious … English World dictionary
Punic Wars — The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC [Chris Scarre, The Wars with Carthage, The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (London: Penguin Books, 1995), 24 25.] , and were probably the… … Wikipedia
