AEGATES ISLES

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 I. (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

Synonyms:

Aegadean Isles; Aegates Isles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

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