Cannae

cannae English Etymology Borrowed from en la Cannae. Pronunciation en /ˈkæniː/ Proper noun en historical 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 Translations village Armenian: hy Կաննե Catalan: ca Cannes f-p Dutch: nl Canne French: fr Cannes f-p German: de Cannae, de Kannä Italian: it Canne Latin: la Cannae f-p Portuguese: pt Canas f-p Russian: ru Ка́нны p Spanish: es Cannas f-p en Italy Villages Latin Etymology la Pronunciation Proper noun Cannae<1.loc> f a small inland town of Apulia famous for the victory of Hannibal, situated near the right bank of the river Aufidus, now Canne della Battaglia right|thumb|View of the ruins Declension Cannae<1.loc> Derived terms la Cannensis References la Towns