Cartagena

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Cartagena. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Cartagena, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Cartagena in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Cartagena you have here. The definition of the word Cartagena will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofCartagena, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (New Carthage), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, Carthage, literally New City).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cartagena

  1. A city in Murcia, Spain.
  2. A city in northern Colombia.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Proper noun

Cartagena f

  1. Cartagena (a city in Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (New Carthage), of Punic origin, cognate to 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, Carthage, literally New City).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾtaˈxena/
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: Car‧ta‧ge‧na

Proper noun

Cartagena

  1. Cartagena (a city in Spain)
  2. Cartagena (a city in Colombia)
    Synonym: Cartagena de Indias
  3. Cartagena (a city in Chile)

Derived terms