numidia
/n(j)uˈmɪdiə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
name
A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
name
A female given name.
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Etymology
From Latin Numidia, from Numida + -ia, from an earlier interpretation of Ancient Greek Νομάς (Nomás) (genitive Νομάδος (Nomádos)). Compare Latin Nomas, whence English nomad.
Origin
- Source language: Latin