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XERXES THE GREAT

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

1. king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)

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

• XERXES THE GREAT (noun)

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Meaning:

King of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Xerxes I; Xerxes the Great

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

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