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Actium

/ˈæk.ti.əm/

Actium proper noun: a promontory in Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 B.C.

Proper noun

Actium

  1. A promontory in Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 B.C.

Origin of Actium

From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).

Questions about Actium

What does Actium mean?
Actium means a promontory in Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 B.C.
What part of speech is Actium?
Actium is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Actium?
Actium is pronounced /ˈæk.ti.əm/.

Words near Actium in the dictionary

  1. actisign
  2. actisigns
  3. actisomide
  4. Actistetes
  5. actitation
  6. Actium
  7. activable
  8. activant
  9. activants
  10. activase
  11. activases

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