ISSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Issus mean? 

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

1. a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Issus; Issus

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)