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POMPEY THE GREAT
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• POMPEY THE GREAT (noun)
The noun POMPEY THE GREAT has 1 sense:
1. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
Familiarity information: POMPEY THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; Pompey; Pompey the Great
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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