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APPIAN WAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Appian Way mean?
• APPIAN WAY (noun)
The noun APPIAN WAY has 1 sense:
1. an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
Familiarity information: APPIAN WAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
highway; main road (a major road for any form of motor transport)
Holonyms ("Appian Way" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
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