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DIONYSIUS THE ELDER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Synonyms:
Dionysius; Dionysius the Elder
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Instance hypernyms:
tyrant (in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it)