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Dec 1, 2009
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Hip•po Re•gi•us



Pronunciation: (hip'ō rē'jē-us), [key]
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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