CAUDINE FORKS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Caudine Forks mean? 

• CAUDINE FORKS (noun)
  The noun CAUDINE FORKS has 1 sense:

1. a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans

  Familiarity information: CAUDINE FORKS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAUDINE FORKS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Apennines (a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula)