AEGATES ISLES
Dictionary entry overview: What does Aegates Isles mean? • AEGATES ISLES (noun)
The noun AEGATES ISLES has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: AEGATES ISLES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AEGATES ISLES (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Aegates Isles; Aegadean Isles
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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