ACTIUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)

Domain region:

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ancient town on a promontory in western Greece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Actium" is a part of...):