CANNAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cannae mean? 

• CANNAE (noun)
  The noun CANNAE has 1 sense:

1. ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

  Familiarity information: CANNAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANNAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

Holonyms ("Cannae" is a part of...):

Punic War (one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC)