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BATTLE OF TRASIMENO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Trasimeno mean? 

BATTLE OF TRASIMENO (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF TRASIMENO has 1 sense:

1. a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BCplay

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF TRASIMENO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF TRASIMENO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Trasimeno; Trasimeno

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

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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