actium

English Thesaurus

1. the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	naval battle,
definition	:	a pitched battle between naval fleets (noun.act)

domain region	:	ellas, greece, hellenic republic,
definition	:	a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location)

2. an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	town,
definition	:	an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city (noun.location)

part meronym	:	ellas, greece, hellenic republic,
definition	:	a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location)