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PYDNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pydna mean?
• PYDNA (noun)
The noun PYDNA has 1 sense:
1. a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
Familiarity information: PYDNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Battle of Pydna; Pydna
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Macedon; Macedonia; Makedonija (the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria)
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