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IPA transcription: ['hænɪbəl]

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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)

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

Usage examples

  • Hannibal Lecter would have him for lunch.
  • The experienced Rhodian fleet was victorious, and Hannibal's fleet was forced to flee.
  • Hannibal, following the second Punic War, disembarked here on his return from Italy.
  • Naples resisted Hannibal due to the imposing walls.
  • The village is named after Hannibal, the hero of ancient Carthage.
  • Long is buried in Grand View Burial Park, Hannibal, Missouri.
  • After Boyd's departure from Hannibal the label lay dormant.
  • He was interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Hannibal.
  • Norway, governed by Christian's son-in-law, Governor-General Hannibal Sehested, was a reluctant participant.
  • Coontz is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in his native Hannibal, Missouri.