HyperDic: dionysius_the_elder

English > 1 sense of the expression Dionysius the Elder:
NOUNperson Dionysius the Elder, Dionysiusthe tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
English > Dionysius the Elder: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC).
SynonymDionysius
Instance oftyrantIn ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
CatalanDionís

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