First Known Use: 1533
Dictionary
1Punic
adjective Pu·nic \ˈpyü-nik\
Definition of PUNIC
1
: of or relating to Carthage or the Carthaginians
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Origin of PUNIC
Latin punicus, from Poenus inhabitant of Carthage; akin to Greek Phoinix Phoenician
2Punic
noun
Definition of PUNIC
: the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
First Known Use of PUNIC
1673
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