POMPEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pompey mean?
• POMPEY (noun)
The noun POMPEY has 2 senses:
1. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
2. a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
Familiarity information: POMPEY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POMPEY (noun)
Meaning:
Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; Pompey; Pompey the Great
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Meaning:
A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Pompey; Portsmouth
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Pompey" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
