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XERXES I
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• XERXES I (noun)
The noun XERXES I has 1 sense:
1. king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
Familiarity information: XERXES I used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Xerxes I; Xerxes the Great
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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