Hannibal (n.)

  1. general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)

    [ Syn: hannibal ]

  2. a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain

    [ Syn: hannibal ]

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