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Cartagena

/kaɾtaˈxena/

proper noun/kaɾtaˈxena/

Cartagena (a city in Spain); Cartagena (a city in Colombia); Cartagena (a city in Chile)

Synonyms: Cartagena de Indias

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