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Definition of Hannibal
1. 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).
2. Noun. A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain.
Definition of Hannibal
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Latin) of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the the Carthaginian general w:Hannibal Hannibal Barca. ¹
2. Proper noun. A city in Missouri: Hannibal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com