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 Africanus, ↑Scipio Africanus Major, ↑Publius Cornelius Scipio, ↑Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, ↑Scipio the Elder
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general
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/sip"ee oh', skip"-/, n.
1. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major /pub"lee euhs kawr neel"yeuhs, af'ri kay"neuhs, -kan"euhs, -kahn"-/, ("Scipio the Elder"), 237-183 B.C., Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
2. his adopted grandson Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor /ee mil'ee ay"neuhs/, ("Scipio the Younger"), c185-129 B.C., Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.