Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pompey

2 senses of pompey

Sense 1
Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great -- (Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC))
       INSTANCE OF=> general, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank)
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

Sense 2
Portsmouth, Pompey -- (a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base)
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")