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hippo regius

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Hip⋅po Re⋅gi⋅us

[hip-oh ree-jee-uhs]
–noun
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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Hip·po   (hĭp'ō)   
An ancient city of northwest Africa in present-day northeast Algeria south of Annaba. Saint Augustine was its bishop from A.D. 396 to 430.
Hippo Re·gi·us   (rē'jē-əs)   
See Hippo.
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