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POMPEY THE GREAT

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• POMPEY THE GREAT (noun)
The noun POMPEY THE GREAT has 1 sense:

1. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

Familiarity information: POMPEY THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.

• POMPEY THE GREAT (noun)

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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)

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