| Carthage |
an ancient Phoenician city-state founded in the ninth century B.C. near the site of modern Tunis and destroyed in 146 B.C. by the Romans. |
| Danelaw |
the series of laws created by Danish invaders and settlers in northeastern England during the ninth and tenth centuries. [1/2 definitions] |
| eighth |
indicating rank or position between seventh and ninth. [3/4 definitions] |
| eightieth |
indicating rank or position between seventy-ninth and eighty-first. [2/3 definitions] |
| Elijah |
according to the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the ninth century B.C. |
| fiftieth |
indicating rank or position between forty-ninth and fifty-first. [2/3 definitions] |
| fortieth |
indicating rank or position between thirty-ninth and forty-first. [2/3 definitions] |
| heptarchy |
(often cap.) the loose confederation of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the fifth to ninth centuries (often prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| hundredth |
indicating rank or position between ninety-ninth and one hundred and first. [2/3 definitions] |
| i |
the ninth letter of the English alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| iota |
the name of the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jehoshaphat |
according to the Old Testament, a king of Judah who ruled in the ninth century B.C. |
| Micah |
according to the Old Testament, a minor prophet of Israel of the ninth century. [1/2 definitions] |
| ninetieth |
indicating rank or position between eighty-ninth and ninety-first. [2/3 definitions] |
| nones |
in the ancient Roman calendar, the ninth day before the ides of each month, such as March 7, the ninth day before March 15. |
| Old French |
the French language as spoken between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. |
| Ramadan |
the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. [1/2 definitions] |
| Sagittarius |
the ninth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 21. [1/3 definitions] |
| Sept. |
abbreviation of "September," the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| September |
the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| seventieth |
indicating rank or position between sixty-ninth and seventy-first. [2/3 definitions] |