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Aegadean Isles   Listen
Aegadean Isles

noun
1.
A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.  Synonyms: Aegadean Islands, Aegates, Egadi Islands, Isole Egadi.
2.
Islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC.  Synonym: Aegates Isles.





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Words linked to "Aegadean Isles" :   Sicily, naval battle, Mediterranean Sea, Aegadean Islands, Sicilia, island, Aegates Isles, Punic War, Aegates, Mediterranean


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