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    CANNAE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BCplay

    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:

    Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

    Holonyms ("Cannae" 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)

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