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GRANICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Granicus mean?
• GRANICUS (noun)
The noun GRANICUS has 1 sense:
1. the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
Familiarity information: GRANICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Battle of Granicus River; Granicus
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)
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