 aegadean_isles |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (Italian,geography) a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean | |
| Synonyms: | aegadean_islands aegates isole_egadi Egadi_Islands | |
| Related terms: | island Mediterranean Sicily | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (military,Roman antiquity) islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the First Punic War in 241 BC | |
| Synonyms: | Aegates_Isles | |
| Related terms: | naval_battle Mediterranean punic_war Punic_Wars | |
| Similar spelling: |
aegadean_islands |
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