Etymology

Cannae

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Today it means: 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 Full definition →

Latin Cannae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromCannae
  2. English todayCannae

Borrowed from Latin Cannae.

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