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FLAMINIUS
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• FLAMINIUS (noun)
The noun FLAMINIUS has 1 sense:
1. Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)
Familiarity information: FLAMINIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Flaminius; Gaius Flaminius
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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