Hippo Regius

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Hippo Re·gi·us

 (rē′jē-əs)
See Hippo.
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Hippo Regius

(ˈhɪpəʊ ˈriːdʒɪəs)
n
(Placename) an ancient Numidian city, adjoining present-day Annaba, Algeria. Often shortened to: Hippo
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Hip•po Re•gi•us

(ˈhɪp oʊ ˈri dʒi əs)
n.
a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here A.D. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria. Also called Hippo.
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Noun1.Hippo Regius - an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
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Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
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