How do you use Numidian in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like kingdom or realm, plus the exact meaning.
Numidian meaning
Of or pertaining to Numidia or its inhabitants.
Using Numidian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Numidia or its inhabitants.
- Useful related words include: kingdom, realm, inhabitant, habitant.
- In the example corpus, numidian often appears in combinations such as: the numidian, numidian cavalry.
Context around Numidian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Numidian
- In this selection, "numidian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, available, small, berber, cavalry, border and city stand out and add context to how "numidian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small numidian city about and among the numidian berber peoples. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "numidian" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with numidian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a result, the Capuan cavalry was reinforced with half of the available Numidian cavalry of 2,000. (18 words)
For example, the Punic state began to field Berber Numidian cavalry under their commanders on a regular basis. (18 words)
Advancing eastwards along the coast, the Vandals were confronted on the Numidian border in May–June 430 by Bonifacius. (19 words)
This enabled the Carthaginian army, which had approached unobserved behind a screen of marauding Numidian horsemen, to enter the city by surprise and take all but the citadel where the Romans and their supporting faction were able to rally. (39 words)
However, the Numidian king of the relevant area was now a son-in-law of Hamilcar and had supported Carthage during a crucial moment in the Mercenary War. (28 words)
Vegetius op cit II.2 It is true that some specialist units in the auxilia, such as Syrian archers and Numidian cavalry wore light armour (or none). (27 words)
Example sentences (9)
Advancing eastwards along the coast, the Vandals were confronted on the Numidian border in May–June 430 by Bonifacius.
As a result, the Capuan cavalry was reinforced with half of the available Numidian cavalry of 2,000.
At the age of 11, Augustine was sent to school at Madaurus (now M'Daourouch ), a small Numidian city about convert south of Thagaste.
Carthage also established its authority directly among the Numidian Berber peoples in the lands immediately surrounding the city, which grew ever more prosperous.
Carthage lost its trading cities in Hispania and elsewhere in the Western Mediterranean, and much of its influence over the Numidian Kingdoms in North Africa.
For example, the Punic state began to field Berber Numidian cavalry under their commanders on a regular basis.
However, the Numidian king of the relevant area was now a son-in-law of Hamilcar and had supported Carthage during a crucial moment in the Mercenary War.
This enabled the Carthaginian army, which had approached unobserved behind a screen of marauding Numidian horsemen, to enter the city by surprise and take all but the citadel where the Romans and their supporting faction were able to rally.
Vegetius op cit II.2 It is true that some specialist units in the auxilia, such as Syrian archers and Numidian cavalry wore light armour (or none).
Common combinations with numidian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: