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NUMIDIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
kingdom; realm (the domain ruled by a king or queen)
Holonyms ("Numidia" is a part of...):
North Africa (an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea)
Derivation:
Numidian (of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture)