Pompey

[ pom-pee ]

noun

1. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnusthe Great, 106–48 b.c., Roman general and statesman: a member of the first triumvirate.

Pompey

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/ ˈpɒmpɪ /

noun

1. Pompey106 bc48 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman called Pompey the Great; Latin name Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. 106–48 bc , Roman general and statesman; a member with Caesar and Crassus of the first triumvirate (60). He later quarrelled with Caesar, who defeated him at Pharsalus (48). He fled to Egypt and was murdered

Pompey

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/ ˈpɒmpɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for Portsmouth

Example Sentences

And she’s been playing with the coordinates of those Pompey Park courts inscribed on the toes of her left tennis sneaker.

From Seattle Times

Pompey goalkeeper Will Norris came to his side's aid just after the 30 minute mark, denying McAtee who raced through on goal and after the break the visitors continued to look dangerous.

From BBC

Pompey with a golden chance for an equaliser to send them up.

From BBC

First change of the night and it's John Mousinho with the move as Lee Evans is replaced by Owen Moxon for Pompey.

From BBC

Three enslaved people—Pompey, Dido, and Turk—were quickly convicted of poisoning Ambrose Madison.

From Literature