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

2 senses of hannibal

Sense 1
Hannibal -- (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))
       INSTANCE OF=> general, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank)
       INSTANCE OF=> Carthaginian -- (a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage)

Sense 2
Hannibal -- (a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")