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Cannae

/ˈkæniː/

Cannae proper noun: a village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans.

Proper noun

Cannae

  1. (historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Origin of Cannae

Borrowed from Latin Cannae.

Questions about Cannae

What does Cannae mean?
Cannae means a village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans.
What part of speech is Cannae?
Cannae is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cannae?
Cannae is pronounced /ˈkæniː/.

Words near Cannae in the dictionary

  1. cannabutter
  2. cannaceous
  3. Cannaday
  4. Cannadays
  5. Cannady
  6. Cannae
  7. cannaflavin
  8. cannaflavins
  9. cannaigre
  10. cannakin
  11. cannakins

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