Numidian

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Nu·mid·i·a

(no͞o-mĭd′ē-ə, nyo͞o-)

An ancient country of northwest Africa corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria. It was part of the Carthaginian empire before the Punic Wars and became a separate kingdom after 201 bc. Conquered by Rome in 46 bc and invaded by the Vandals in the fifth century ad, Numidia was absorbed by the Umayyad caliphate in the early eighth century.

Nu·mid′i·an adj. & n.

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Numidian

(njuːˈmɪdɪən)

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1. (Placename) of or relating to Numidia or its inhabitants

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Numidia or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Numidia

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Noun	1.	Numidian - an inhabitant of ancient Numidia denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
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crossroads of the mediterranean Algeria inherited a number of numidian and romans christian and islamic sites and buildings.