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Mamertines

Mamertines is the plural of Mamertine.

Meaning of Mamertine

Noun

Mamertine (plural Mamertines)

  1. (historical) One of a group of mercenaries of Italian origin, hired from their home in Campania by Agathocles (361–289 BCE), Tyrant of Syracuse and self-proclaimed King of Sicily.

Questions about Mamertines

What is Mamertines the plural of?
Mamertines is the plural of Mamertine.

Words near Mamertines in the dictionary

  1. mamenchisaurs
  2. Mamere
  3. Mameres
  4. Mamers
  5. Mamertine
  6. Mamertines
  7. Mamet
  8. mamey
  9. mamey apple
  10. mamey sapote
  11. mamey sapotes

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