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

Pretty stark words from the 84-year-old former Disney CEO who, at Pompey, oversees one of the clubs which has spent considerably less than most others to have played in the division.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

First change of the night and it's John Mousinho with the move as Lee Evans is replaced by Owen Moxon for Pompey.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 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

For Cleopatra, luck came in the form of the civil war being waged between Caesar and Pompey, the two generals who now ruled Rome.

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