Pompey

[ pom-pee ]

noun
  1. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; "the Great", 106–48 b.c., Roman general and statesman: a member of the first triumvirate.

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Pompey1

/ (ˈpɒmpɪ) /


noun
  1. an informal name for Portsmouth

British Dictionary definitions for Pompey (2 of 2)

Pompey2

/ (ˈpɒmpɪ) /


noun
  1. called Pompey the Great; Latin name Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. 106–48 bc, Roman general and statesman; a member with Caesar and Crassus of the first triumvirate (60). He later quarrelled with Caesar, who defeated him at Pharsalus (48). He fled to Egypt and was murdered

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