cannae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cannae*:
NOUN	act	Cannae	ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

English > *Cannae*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	Punic War	One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome
Region	Italy, Italian Republic, Italia	A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanish	batalla de Canas, batalla de Cannas, Canas, Cannas
Catalan	Cannae

HyperDic: cannae