SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR

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• SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR (noun)
  The noun SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR has 1 sense:

1. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)

  Familiarity information: SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR used as a noun is very rare.

• SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Publius Cornelius Scipio; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio; Scipio Africanus; Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio the Elder

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)