# Cannae

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæniː/ · frequency rank #69,715

## Definitions
1. A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cannae.

## Source
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