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BATTLE OF TRASIMENO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Trasimeno mean?
• BATTLE OF TRASIMENO (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF TRASIMENO has 1 sense:
1. a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF TRASIMENO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Trasimeno; Trasimeno
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
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