Definitions
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- proper noun A male
given name of mostlyhistorical use. Most notably borne by the theCarthaginian general Hannibal Barca. - proper noun A
city inMissouri : Hannibal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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)
- noun a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
Etymologies
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Examples
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HANNIBAL - A three-week ice jam has finally broken on the Mississippi River near Hannibal, and that's good news for flood-watchers in the northeast Missouri town.
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This was not the first time that Gadhafi, who goes by the name Hannibal, had run afoul of foreign authorities.
The Shadow Market Eric J.Weiner 2010
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At least Foster had the good sense not to take the role in "Hannibal".
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'Hannibal' is clearly theatrical and based on a popular book that's part of our mainstream culture.
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I can tell 'Hannibal' is a fantasy because when I watch Tony Hopkins or Ray Liotta, I know I'm going to see them in People magazine next week.
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It's a pity that Hannibal is studied mostly by military men and not by us all.
Megalomania and war, from Cannae to Iraq Richard Cohen 2010
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The lesson of Hannibal is that he won the battle and lost the war.
Megalomania and war, from Cannae to Iraq Richard Cohen 2010
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Nor, because it came up slowly, and because Collins had anticipated the yawn by being one thought ahead of Hannibal in Hannibal's own brain, was the nose rapped.
CHAPTER XXVII 2010
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And in Hannibal's youngest sister, Sophonisba, I found the story of one of antiquities greatest, most tragic love affairs.
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David Durham explains his interest in Hannibal and refutes the historical concept of him as a brutish barbarian.
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