adj.
Pronunciation: ' pyü-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin punicus, from Poenus inhabitant of Carthage; akin to Greek Phoinix Phoenician
Date: 1533
1 : of or relating to Carthage or the Carthaginians
2 : FAITHLESS , TREACHEROUS
adj.
Pronunciation: ' pyü-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin punicus, from Poenus inhabitant of Carthage; akin to Greek Phoinix Phoenician
Date: 1533
1 : of or relating to Carthage or the Carthaginians
2 : FAITHLESS , TREACHEROUS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012