DIONYSIUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)

Synonyms:

Dionysius; Dionysius the Elder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

tyrant (in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it)

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