Pompey

Definitions

1. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.
   historical
2. The city of Portsmouth, England.
   slang
3. A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France.
4. Portsmouth Football Club.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I think⟳ it is a libel, for I have⟳ yet to learn⟳ that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen.”

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