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 • Sep. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 7, 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

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

They further reasoned that sending Pompey away could anger both Romans.

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

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