Actium

[ ak-tee-uh m, -shee-uh m ]
/ ˈæk ti əm, -ʃi əm /

noun

a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Actium

Ac·ti·an [ak-tee-uh n, -shee-uh n] /ˈæk ti ən, -ʃi ən/, adjective
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Actium
/ (ˈæktɪəm) /

noun

a town of ancient Greece that overlooked the naval battle in 31 bc at which Octavian's fleet under Agrippa defeated that of Mark Antony and Cleopatra
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