noun
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
• Syn: ↑Scipio, ↑Scipio Africanus, ↑Scipio Africanus Major, ↑Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, ↑Scipio the Elder
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general
Useful english dictionary. 2012.