🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Pompeyo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pomˈpe.ʝo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pompey/ˈpɒm.pi/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Pompeyo huyó a Egipto tras su derrota."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106–48 BCE), known as Pompey the Great, a leading Roman general and statesman whose career was significant in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.

    "The political alliance between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate."
  2. 2

    A traditional colloquial name for the English port city and naval base of Portsmouth.

    "Thousands of fans travelled to support Pompey in the crucial football match."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin cognomen 'Pompeius', which is of uncertain, possibly Osco-Umbrian origin, famously borne by the Roman general and triumvir Pompey the Great. In British cultural contexts, it also serves as a traditional nickname for the city and naval port of Portsmouth, dating back to the late 18th century.

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