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BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
Synonyms:
Battle of Lake Trasimenus; Lake Trasimenus
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 ("Battle of Lake Trasimenus" 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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