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Aegadean Isles

DEFINITIONS OF: Aegadean Isles

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n a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean

Synonyms:
Aegadean Islands, Aegates, Egadi Islands, Isole Egadi
Example of:
island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

n 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

Synonyms:
Aegates Isles
Example of:
naval battle
a pitched battle between naval fleets
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