Hannibal
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hannibal in British English:
UK [ˈhænibəl]
How to pronounce Hannibal in American English:
US [ˈhænəbəl]
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- 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)
- a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
Word Origin
- Hannibal
- masc. proper name, name of the Carthaginian general (c. 247-183 B.C.E.) who hounded Rome in the 2nd Punic War, from Punic (Semitic) Hannibha'al, literally "my favor is with Baal;" first element related to Hebrew hanan "he was gracious, showed favor" (see Hannah); for second element see Baal.
Example
- 1. I remember a story about hannibal fighting a rock .
- 2. Coincidentally , hannibal reportedly crossed the algerian border on monday .
- 3. Do you know who hannibal was ?
- 4. During the family 's first few years in hannibal , twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him .
- 5. For hannibal and his master .