Associations to the word «Pompey»

Wiktionary

POMPEY, proper noun. A military and political leader of the late Roman Republic
POMPEY, proper noun. (informal) The city of Portsmouth
POMPEY, proper noun. (soccer) Portsmouth Football Club

Dictionary definition

POMPEY, noun. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC).
POMPEY, noun. A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base.

Wise words

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