AEGATES ISLES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aegates Isles mean? 

• AEGATES ISLES (noun)
  The noun AEGATES ISLES has 1 sense:

1. islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC

  Familiarity information: AEGATES ISLES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEGATES ISLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Aegadean Isles; Aegates Isles

Instance hypernyms:

naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)

Holonyms ("Aegates Isles" is a part of...):

Punic War (one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC)