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Pompey

pom·pey

UK/ˈpɒm.pi/ US/ˈpɑmpi/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

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2.

a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain''s major naval base

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From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

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