Cannae

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cannae.

Pronunciation

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

Translations

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cannae f pl (genitive Cannārum); first declension

  1. a small inland town of Apulia famous for the victory of Hannibal, situated near the right bank of the river Aufidus, now Canne della Battaglia
View of the ruins

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Derived terms

References

  • Cannae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Cannae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.