Definition of punic Punic
/pjuˈnɪk/ - [pyunik] - Pu•nic
We found 9 definitions of punic from 5 different sources.
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What does punic mean?
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| punic - the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage | ||
| phoenician the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world | ||
Adjectivepunic, puniccer, puniccest |
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| punic - 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" | ||
| perfidious, treacherous | ||
| unfaithful not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction" | ||
| punic - of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" | ||
| Carthaginian, Punic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- punic (Adjective)
Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language. - punic (Adjective)
Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- punic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians. - punic (a.)
Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; as, Punic faith.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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punic
pū′nik, adj. pertaining to, or like, the ancient Carthaginians: faithless, treacherous, deceitful.—n. the language of ancient Carthage. [L. Punicus—Pœni, the Carthaginians.]
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