Pompey

American

[pom-pee] / ˈpɒm pi /

noun

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

Pompey ¹ British

/ ˈpɒmpɪ /

noun

an informal name for Portsmouth

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Pompey ² British

/ ˈpɒmpɪ /

noun

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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"They must have just thought another day in Pompey."

From BBC

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

From BBC

Pompey really struggled when striker Colby Bishop was out last season.

From BBC

A statement from the club said: "We are devastated to report that a Pompey fan has died following a medical emergency at Fratton Park today."

From BBC

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

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