Punic Definition & Meaning
punic
- adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace"
- 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"
- noun
- the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
Words that rhyme with punic
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