CARTHAGINIAN PEACE

PRONUNCIATION: (kar-thuh-JIN-ee-uhn pees)

MEANING: noun: Peace or settlement in which very harsh terms are imposed on the defeated side.

ETYMOLOGY: After Carthage, an ancient city-state, in present-day Tunisia. Earliest documented use: 1940.
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CARTHAGINIAN PEACH - a fuzzy fruit once grown on a Mediterranean island

CARTHAGINIAN PENCE - a now-obsolete currency

CART HANG IN IAN PLACE - two-wheeled hauler suspended from the ceiling of John's barn