PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)

Synonyms:

Publius Cornelius Scipio; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio; Scipio Africanus; Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio the Elder

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

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