Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Dionysius the Elder   /dˌaɪənˈɪsiəs ðə ˈɛldər/   Listen
Dionysius the Elder

noun
1.
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC).  Synonym: Dionysius.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Dionysius the Elder" Quotes from Famous Books



... his son, a lazy, good-for-nothing young man, who was always changing his mind. Every day he had some new fancy, admired something new, or rode some new hobby. As the son's name was the same as the father's, the latter is now sometimes known as Dionysius the Elder, while the son is generally called Dionysius ...
— The Story of the Greeks • H. A. Guerber


Words linked to "Dionysius the Elder" :   Dionysius, tyrant


Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org