Punic - Definition

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage
or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars";
"Carthaginian peace" [syn: Carthaginian, Punic]
2: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character
as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic
faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most
treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" [syn: punic,
perfidious, treacherous]
n 1: the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage