CUNAXA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cunaxa mean? 

• CUNAXA (noun)
  The noun CUNAXA has 1 sense:

1. battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

  Familiarity information: CUNAXA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUNAXA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Cunaxa; Cunaxa

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Babylonia; Chaldaea; Chaldea (an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king))