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).

Generic synonyms: Carthaginian, Full General, General

2. Noun. A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain.
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Missouri, Mo, Show Me State

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hannibal

Hank Marvin
Hank Williams
Hankin
Hankins
Hankinson
Hanko
Hanks
Hanks' solution
Hanks dilators
Hanlon's razor
Hann
Hanna
Hannah
Hannah Arendt
Hannes Alfven
Hannibal
Hannover
Hannover's canal
Hannukah
Hannukkah
Hanoi
Hanoian
Hanoians
Hanot's cirrhosis
Hanover
Hanoverian
Hanoverian line
Hanoverians
Hans Adolf Krebs
Hans Albrecht Bethe

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