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Meaning of AEGOSPOTAMI
Pronunciation:
`eegus'pâtu`mI
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
a
river
in
ancient
Thrace
(
now
Turkey
);
in
the
mouth
of
this
river
the
Spartan
fleet
under
Lysander
destroyed
the
Athenian
fleet
in
the
final
battle
of
the
Peloponnesian
War
(404
BC
)
[n]
a
creek
emptying
into
the
Hellespont
in
present
-
day
Turkey
;
at
its
mouth
in
405
BC
the
Spartan
fleet
under
Lysander
defeated
the
Athenians
and
ended
the
Peloponnesian
War
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Synonyms:
Aegospotamos
,
Aegospotamos
See Also:
brook
,
creek
,
naval battle
,
Peloponnesian War
,
Republic of Turkey
,
Turkey
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