HyperDic: scipio_the_elder

English > 1 sense of the expression Scipio the Elder:
NOUNperson Scipio the Elder, Scipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus MajorRoman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
English > Scipio the Elder: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningRoman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC).
SynonymsScipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
Instance ofgeneral, full generalA general officer of the highest rank
SpanishPublio Cornelio Escipión el Africano, Publio Cornelio Escipión, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
CatalanPubli Corneli Escipió Africà Major, Publi Corneli Escipió

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