HyperDic: issus

English > 1 sense of the word Issus:
NOUNactIssus, battle of Issusa battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
English > Issus: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
Synonymbattle of Issus
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionAsia Minor, AnatoliaA peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
CatalanBatalla d'Issos

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