Pompey

American  

[pom-pee] / ˈpɒm pi /

noun

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

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Pompey ¹ British  

/ ˈpɒmpɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for Portsmouth

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Pompey ² British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Pompey boss Mousinho could quite easily have been another of the managers to have lost his job last season.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

And she’s been playing with the coordinates of those Pompey Park courts inscribed on the toes of her left tennis sneaker.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Eisner's arrival at Pompey came after Paul Cook had led the club to the League Two title, but their stay in League One has lasted seven seasons.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

There are reflections on great generals of the past, such as Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Pompey, and how, despite their resounding triumphs, “they too departed this life.”

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

When Pompey arrived at Pelusium ahead of Caesar, he found King Ptolemy camped with his army, waiting for Cleopatra.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby